as in pulling
to draw out by force or with effort
extracted a splinter from my hand
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Recent Examples of extracting
The Phalaborwa project aims to start extracting rare earths from the two huge dunes in 2028.
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Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
Authorities arrested Atajurt’s founder Serikzhan Bilash in 2019, releasing him into exile after extracting a promise not to engage in political activities.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Artificial intelligence has progressed dramatically, extracting signal from imaging, synthesizing longitudinal clinical records, anticipating deterioration, and assisting in clinical decisions at scale.
—Celina Yong, STAT, 16 Apr. 2026
Consider a law firm extracting tremendous value today from using AI to automate tasks like research, drafting briefs, and flagging risks.
—Jeff Raikes, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
The administration’s position has been less about reopening the strait unconditionally and more about extracting a contribution from China for the policing effort.
—Wael Mahdi, semafor.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Many residents from rural areas have lived on the same land for generations, watching a cycle of outside companies profit from extracting the state's resources — from timber to coal and oil and gas — only to pollute and abandon communities afterward.
—CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
The solar pump extracting the groundwater broke.
—Julie Bourdin, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
The very act of extracting energy from those gradients and feeding off of it, in some variety, is what fuels all biological processes at their core.
—Big Think, 9 Apr. 2026
Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
Authorities arrested Atajurt’s founder Serikzhan Bilash in 2019, releasing him into exile after extracting a promise not to engage in political activities.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Artificial intelligence has progressed dramatically, extracting signal from imaging, synthesizing longitudinal clinical records, anticipating deterioration, and assisting in clinical decisions at scale.
—Celina Yong, STAT, 16 Apr. 2026
Consider a law firm extracting tremendous value today from using AI to automate tasks like research, drafting briefs, and flagging risks.
—Jeff Raikes, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
The administration’s position has been less about reopening the strait unconditionally and more about extracting a contribution from China for the policing effort.
—Wael Mahdi, semafor.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Many residents from rural areas have lived on the same land for generations, watching a cycle of outside companies profit from extracting the state's resources — from timber to coal and oil and gas — only to pollute and abandon communities afterward.
—CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
The solar pump extracting the groundwater broke.
—Julie Bourdin, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
The very act of extracting energy from those gradients and feeding off of it, in some variety, is what fuels all biological processes at their core.
—Big Think, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extracting
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Rodriguez was seen on camera sitting behind the boy and pulling his arms behind his back causing his shoulders to flare out, police say.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2026
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Last week, the archdiocese accused CPS of abruptly pulling the funding from only Catholic schools before the school year ended, even questioning if the district had mismanaged money and if the district was targeting their religious schools.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Most locks resist common workarounds, such as sawing, hammering or prying with a crowbar.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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But will prying eyes across the interwebs ever learn the whole story?—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra believed Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball should have been ejected after yanking on star center Bam Adebayo’s foot, causing an injury to his lower back.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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The video shows the pacing man pounding on the front door and attempting to kick it in before yanking down a hanging doorbell fixture near the entryway and hurling it at the doorway.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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For some, working with soil evokes nostalgia for childhood summers, smelling thorny roses in bloom and plucking ripe tomatoes off the vine.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
20 Apr. 2026
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Brawley hires football coach After a months-long search, Brawley High School has hired a football coach, plucking Rick Stewart away from Calipatria.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Extracting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extracting. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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