extracted

past tense of extract

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Recent Examples of extracted Forty years of decisions, regulatory adaptations and market responses have never been extracted. Nitin Rakesh, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 Instead, the metadata from that audio and images would be extracted and uploaded to the server for Meta’s AI to query, which proponents argue would have fewer privacy implications. Jay Peters, The Verge, 8 July 2026 Artisanal and small-scale gold mining accounts for the majority of gold extracted in the sprawling country, where safety standards are largely ignored. Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026 Simply planting these herbs isn't enough—the oils must be extracted and rubbed onto skin or clothing. Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 5 July 2026 Managing scarcity through digital modeling While deuterium is highly abundant and easily extracted from standard seawater, tritium is exceedingly scarce in nature. Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026 For instance, the region is thought to abundant with water ice – a valuable resource that could be extracted and used for drinking, breathing and as a source of hydrogen and oxygen for rocket fuel. Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 1 July 2026 Rescue workers extracted two adults and two children, but the infant died on the way to hospital, Vorobyov said on his Telegram channel. Kosta Gak, CNN Money, 30 June 2026 The oil extracted from various parts of the plant has found applications in aromatherapy and such cosmetics as shampoo, skin and hair care products, and perfume. Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extracted
Verb
  • The Rangers had a rough stretch during the seventh when Eovaldi got pulled after allowing one run.
    Cal Phillips Updated July 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2026
  • Valya volunteers to detach Venera 7’s bathysphere, knowing that he’ll be pulled toward Venus, and will certainly die there.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 July 2026
Verb
  • My sternum was fractured, my rib cage pried open.
    Will Mackin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
  • Lonnie has plenty stacked against him, not least of all his own son, who is inching closer to surpassing his status in the golf world — people are even starting to call him the Hawk, a torch that had to have been pried out of his father’s hand.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • Then, five days after the best start of his young MLB career coincided with one of his worst moments, he was yanked after just 2 1/3 innings in Sunday’s 11-5 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
    Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • Winco also yanked about 13,500 Roman Candles 8 Shot 3-Pack Firework Devices.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • In the past, studios have plucked influencers from their online niche and slotted them into whatever mainstream production needed a face.
    Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • Every individual tea leaf grown at Wild Orchard is plucked by hand, totaling about 100 kilograms per day during peak harvest season.
    Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

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“Extracted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extracted. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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