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
Rather than extracting knowledge from Indigenous communities, the Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team works in collaboration with community members.
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Holly J. McDede, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
The motion of the bead against the rod causes the atoms/molecules/electrons to rub against one another, producing heat through friction, and thereby providing a method for extracting energy from the gravitational waves.
—Big Think, 7 Nov. 2025
Juicing, or extracting juice from fresh fruits and vegetables, can be a convenient way to increase your intake of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.
—Lindsey Desoto, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2025
Many CEOs are buying into the AI revolution wholeheartedly, but a study published by MIT in July was a wake-up call to the challenge of extracting value from the new technology.
—Claire Zillman, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
This involves using a needle introduced into the growth and extracting a few cells and then examining those cells.
—Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
The key to extracting maximum possible power from this process is the membrane.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
Most apple juice on the market, including 100% apple juice, is made with apple juice concentrate, which is made by extracting juice from apples, then removing water from the juice, which results in a concentrated, syrup-like product.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 23 Oct. 2025
But the Russians are reportedly more interested in extracting minerals than helping stop the spread of jihadism.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Holly J. McDede, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
The motion of the bead against the rod causes the atoms/molecules/electrons to rub against one another, producing heat through friction, and thereby providing a method for extracting energy from the gravitational waves.
—Big Think, 7 Nov. 2025
Juicing, or extracting juice from fresh fruits and vegetables, can be a convenient way to increase your intake of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.
—Lindsey Desoto, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2025
Many CEOs are buying into the AI revolution wholeheartedly, but a study published by MIT in July was a wake-up call to the challenge of extracting value from the new technology.
—Claire Zillman, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
This involves using a needle introduced into the growth and extracting a few cells and then examining those cells.
—Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
The key to extracting maximum possible power from this process is the membrane.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
Most apple juice on the market, including 100% apple juice, is made with apple juice concentrate, which is made by extracting juice from apples, then removing water from the juice, which results in a concentrated, syrup-like product.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 23 Oct. 2025
But the Russians are reportedly more interested in extracting minerals than helping stop the spread of jihadism.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extracting
Verb
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The challenge is less about pulling people off the street and more about improving the quality and capacity of training and integration of Ukrainian infantry into combat brigades.—
Jack Watling,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Nov. 2025
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After pulling between your teeth to enjoy, the pods are discarded.—
Tammy Algood,
Southern Kitchen,
11 Nov. 2025
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At one end of the table, Gioele Moro of the Czech Academy of Sciences is gently prying loose moths from the depths of a trap.—
Glenn Zorpette,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Nov. 2025
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Maybe our mild response had simply reminded her of the world’s perpetually prying gaze.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Video of that incident shows a man identified by police as Calhoon lunging across the table, yanking it toward him and flipping it on its side while Turning Point promotional materials spilled onto the pavement.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Ciattarelli promises to lower energy costs immediately by yanking the state out of a regional greenhouse gas initiative, as well as any other environmental policy that voters are sick of.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Recipes from Valencia took me back to an afternoon lounging in the lawns near The City of Arts and Sciences, staring at orange trees, plucking pieces of rabbit from paella with my fingers, and swirling toast into olive oil.—
Jamila Robinson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
31 Oct. 2025
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When not plucking away at a keyboard, Madison teaches yoga and mountain bikes with her two Australian shepherds, Cholla and Poppy, through Missoula's Rattlesnake Wilderness.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Extracting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extracting. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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