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 tool summarizes conversations across Slack channels, extracting insights from messages, documents and files.
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Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
This device accomplishes the feat by extracting two distinct, valuable chemical products from the energy of a single photon of light.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 June 2026
Even if the original phone had been located, extracting data would have been impossible—if the phone was properly wiped.
—ArsTechnica, 12 June 2026
Stir-Frying The stir-fry method can be particularly helpful for extracting the most antioxidants from tomatoes.
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 10 June 2026
Simply extracting protein from the leaves would lead to fewer emissions and lower water usage than beef production.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 1 June 2026
They are designed to allow management to wield unilateral power over production and scale rapidly to become infrastructural, thereby extracting monopoly rents.
—Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
From there, the scientists spent three years excavating the dinosaur and yet another three years extracting the fossils.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 28 May 2026
Chibuike was never with her at all, but that didn’t stop him from extracting about seventy-eight thousand euros from her over four years.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
This device accomplishes the feat by extracting two distinct, valuable chemical products from the energy of a single photon of light.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 June 2026
Even if the original phone had been located, extracting data would have been impossible—if the phone was properly wiped.
—ArsTechnica, 12 June 2026
Stir-Frying The stir-fry method can be particularly helpful for extracting the most antioxidants from tomatoes.
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 10 June 2026
Simply extracting protein from the leaves would lead to fewer emissions and lower water usage than beef production.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 1 June 2026
They are designed to allow management to wield unilateral power over production and scale rapidly to become infrastructural, thereby extracting monopoly rents.
—Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
From there, the scientists spent three years excavating the dinosaur and yet another three years extracting the fossils.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 28 May 2026
Chibuike was never with her at all, but that didn’t stop him from extracting about seventy-eight thousand euros from her over four years.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extracting
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There’s a lot of repairing and resolution that needs to happen in this final episode, but luckily things start strong with Liz and Jo-Ellen pulling each other aside to talk things through on the beach.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
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But Hong Kong has a way of pulling people back.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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The two have already had a few chats away from prying eyes and shared a few kisses.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
10 June 2026
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Even remakes and adaptations of centuries-old novels are kept away from prying eyes, forgetting that everybody can look up the ending of every story ever told on Wikipedia.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
9 June 2026
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Counsell admitted postgame that yanking Imanaga might not have been the right move.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
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There are stories of major Nashville players yanking him off the street, keeping him drunk for days in hotels, then leaving Knoxville with stacks of new songs.—
Jonathan Rowe,
SPIN,
1 June 2026
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As with the studio version, the track began with Lifeson plucking out a delicate intro on a nylon-string guitar before blasting into monster electric riffs.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
14 June 2026
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Vogue’s beauty shopping editor Kiana Murden became a devotee after plucking it from the beauty closet and using it religiously.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
10 June 2026
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“Extracting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extracting. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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