extracting

present participle of extract

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of extracting Fibr produced the dataset by extracting composition information published on retailers’ product pages. Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026 That company has a method for extracting lithium from salt water brine, skipping a common refining process typically needed to get the material from hard rock. Robert Ferris, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026 The approach could improve propulsion efficiency by extracting more useful energy from the combustion process. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026 For example, extracting invoice data is only one part of the accounts payable (AP) process. Eranda Maldeniya, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 This all came up because Deloitte just published its attempt at a value for the moon economy—and all the cascading unknowns that could flow from going there like finding rocket fuel, extracting minerals, and forming data center manufacturing hubs. Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026 Against that backdrop, Pina’s speech asserted the platform should be regarded as a partner to television, rather than a tech giant extracting audiences and value from it. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026 Lynn was reluctant to take credit for extracting the performance from Curry. Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026 But the interesting thing is that his midwifery amounted to extracting those views from the most reluctant mouths. Agnes Callard, The New York Review of Books, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extracting
Verb
  • Havertz pulling to the right, combined with the snappier passing of Rice, is what brought their equaliser.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Even average Big Ten linemen are pulling $400,000 or more these days.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • How much of it might be solved by prying them from our children’s hands?
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Since Bill completed his term as the 42nd POTUS in 2001, the political power couple has primarily resided in a Dutch Colonial dwelling in New York’s Westchester County, secluded amongst the trees—and away from prying eyes.
    Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Once the drop trap — a simple wire cage triggered by yanking on a cord — is set up with an enticing mix of sardines and shards of roast chicken on a cardboard tray inside, everyone moves out of sight behind massive logs a few yards away.
    Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Sandra Ogbebor hunches over her softly humming refrigerator and scours through bottles before finally yanking out an orange juice.
    Light Oriye Tamunotonye, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Weiss has been reworking CBS News’ broadcast lineup, plucking Tony Dokoupil from the program for the Evening News slot, and most recently overhauling 60 Minutes under new executive producer Nick Bilton.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The streamer has found its leading lady for the biopic, plucking an unknown first-timer to play the sertanejo icon.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026

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“Extracting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extracting. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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