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
According to Ian James, Team Principal of Jaguar TCS Racing, manufacturers have become remarkably effective at extracting efficiency from modern electric motors and batteries.
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James Morris, Forbes.com, 6 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
Researchers have long viewed those materials as promising for advanced quantum devices, but extracting the entanglement remained a challenge.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 May 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
In today’s issue of Science, however, a research team has identified an energy-efficient means of extracting lithium from rocks.
—ArsTechnica, 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
Only five teams entered Sunday extracting a lower OPS from their outfield than the Astros.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 25 May 2026
James Morris, Forbes.com, 6 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
Researchers have long viewed those materials as promising for advanced quantum devices, but extracting the entanglement remained a challenge.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 May 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
In today’s issue of Science, however, a research team has identified an energy-efficient means of extracting lithium from rocks.
—ArsTechnica, 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
Only five teams entered Sunday extracting a lower OPS from their outfield than the Astros.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 25 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extracting
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If the plant was root bound in its pot, consider pulling it out of the ground, loosening up the roots so water can penetrate, and replanting it.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
7 June 2026
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The mother of a security guard killed while working at a Deep Ellum nightclub last month has filed a lawsuit against the club and the man accused of pulling the trigger.—
Erin Jones,
CBS News,
6 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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Three days after announcing the hire of Chris MacFarland as their new hockey boss after somehow prying him out of Colorado, the club announced the hiring of Rob Blake as executive vice president of hockey operations on Friday.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
5 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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Since early May, companies that used the dry milk powder in their food products have been yanking those products on the concern they might be contaminated with salmonella.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
31 May 2026
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No plucking figures from the sky.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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The only thing that prevented a shutout was Ross Colton plucking in a rebound off Brent Burns’ sniper off Hart’s chest.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
23 May 2026
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“Extracting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extracting. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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