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 Scientists are cracking the code for extracting useful molecules from substances designed to harm. — Steve Midway, STAT, 16 July 2026 Lionel Scaloni found a way to both protect a player who is physically years beyond his prime while also extracting the maximum influence from him. — Phil Hay, New York Times, 15 July 2026 The material has the potential to combat climate change by capturing and storing carbon or other pollutants, and by extracting water from the atmosphere in water-scarce areas. — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 The work focuses on FLiBe, a molten salt made of fluorine, lithium, and beryllium that is considered one of the leading materials for producing and extracting tritium inside future fusion reactors. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026 Bear bile farming involves extracting bile from a live bear’s gallbladder for use in some forms of traditional medicine. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026 The government is also extracting data from devices that law enforcement recently seized, Winik added. — Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 2 July 2026 The organizations extracting the most value have redesigned workflows around what AI makes possible. — Ahsan Shah, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 EgoLab, an Indian data aggregation company among those extracting this information from apparel factories, according to The Guardian, has a clientele that includes major companies like Tesla. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extracting
  1. pulling
  2. prying
  3. yanking
  4. plucking
Verb
  • And often, data centers are pulling from municipal water supplies, Anisfeld said.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • Haaland’s winning goal came after another bout of yanking and pulling; the striker tried to free himself by slapping the defender’s arm away, eventually just carrying on regardless.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of pulling
Verb
  • These evergreen or deciduous shrubs protect your garden oasis from prying eyes and create a sense of solitude.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 June 2026
  • The two have already had a few chats away from prying eyes and shared a few kisses.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 10 June 2026
Definition of prying
Verb
  • Pinned beneath her rotting legs in his recliner chair, Loftis narrowly escapes by yanking its lever, catapulting the hag over his head.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026
  • Video also showed the man climbing onto the roof of the car and yanking pieces of the LiDAR sensor that sits on the roof of Waymo cars and helps the vehicles map and navigate.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
Definition of yanking
Verb
  • That rings especially true in the garden, where hands have dug through the earth for centuries, harvesting vegetables and plucking beautiful blossoms.
    — Shagun Khare, Martha Stewart, 7 July 2026
  • There is no longer much question as to whether Platner is suitable for public office, and even less question as to whether plucking him from political obscurity made any sense.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026
Definition of plucking

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