Synonyms of extracting

extracting

verb

present participle of extract

as in pulling

to draw out by force or with effort

extracted a splinter from my hand

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pulling
• prying
• yanking
• plucking
• removing
• uprooting
• tearing (out)
• taking (out)
• wringing
• mining
• rooting (out)
• wresting
• prizing
• withdrawing
• corkscrewing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inserting
• installing
• instilling
• implanting
• stuffing
• jamming
• wedging
• cramming
• ramming

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of extracting

In the Johnson administration, that has taken a back seat to extracting cash from those deemed by these redistributionists as having too much of it. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

For supporters, the proposal represents an emergency fiscal response aimed at temporarily extracting revenue from unprecedented concentrations of wealth. — Trevor Laurence Jockims, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

Heavy drones offer the advantages of speedy evacuation and potentially greater survivability for wounded soldiers, along with likely representing the only realistic option for extracting soldiers from dangerous frontline positions. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026

Existing antivenoms are generally produced by immunizing animals, including horses, with venom and extracting antibodies from their blood. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026

But extracting rents is much easier than inventing new things. — Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026

All of this pillow talk smooths Kate’s path to selling Hal on her idea of extracting the bodies from the Russian sub. — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026

In 1982, a company called Asia Rare Earth, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Chemical, began extracting yttrium from monazite ore in Perak, Malaysia. — Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2026

The Falcon-Emirati model and related tools for speech recognition and extracting Arabic text from images and documents are relatively compact. — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026