extracting

verb

present participle of extract
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 Trump ordered his government to invade Venezuela, imprison its President, elevate a more compliant one, and start extracting that nation’s oil and gold. — David Remnick, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026 The challenge is economically extracting its nearly invisible ions from brine. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2026 Potential applications include recharging visiting rovers, transmitting scientific data to Earth and powering equipment used for in-situ resource utilization (ISRU), which involves extracting and processing local lunar materials. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026 Others are capable of evaluating trigonometric functions, extracting roots and calculating logarithms. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2026 While Evernote sought to combat negative new registrations after its acquisition, Inkdrop’s developer was less concerned about growing its customer base and more interested in extracting additional revenue from current users. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 27 Oct. 2026 More than 6,000 unconventional gas wells pierce the land around this region, extracting gas that’s mostly sold to foreign markets. — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026 The plants extracting the most helium, as of 2023, were located in Kansas, Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Oklahoma, according to federal data. — Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026 He's responded with promises to share the benefits from extracting Brazil's rare minerals and other resources and has increased payments through his flagship Bolsa Familia program by 15%. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extracting
  1. pulling
  2. prying
  3. yanking
  4. plucking
Verb
  • Filmmakers, movie stars, producers, writers, musicians, influencers, comedians — more than 200 have been filmed pulling something off Criterion shelves, signaling their tastes.
    — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
  • According to Gothamist, Velez’s 9-year-old son can be seen holding a baby bottle and pulling a gallon of milk from the refrigerator while a 2-year-old plays nearby.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of pulling
Verb
  • Josh Downs, a 5-foot-9 slot receiver, had torched Chiefs cornerback L’Jarius Sneed off the line of scrimmage, prying himself open on a slant pattern to prolong the drive.
    — Sam McDowell November 11, Kansas City Star, 11 Nov. 2026
  • At first there was just some casual small talk between them, then walks with their dogs, followed by dinners at pubs away from prying eyes and, finally, evenings spent cooking together.
    — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of prying
Verb
  • Shortly after, the video shows the same officer yanking him to the ground, punching and kicking him.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Zabransky was the first person to reach Rabb in the end zone, yanking him into the air for a bear hug.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of yanking
Verb
  • According to a case report published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the doctors gave the man a topical treatment to numb his eyes and then began plucking out the worms one by one with fine forceps.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Pai Skincare Bright Now Exfoliating Toner, $49 Organic is not as simple as plucking some flowers and putting them on your face.
    — Brianna Peters, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of plucking

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“Extracting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extracting. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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