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
And a system that works for Californians instead of extracting from them.
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
That lets the term be understood in a range of ways, whether a corporate-friendly approach to conservation, or a new way to talk about extracting marine resources, sustainably or otherwise.
—Natalie Sum Yue Chung, Fortune, 3 May 2026
Compared to apples or pears, which require extracting and cleaning multiple seeds from the core, these single pits make seed-saving far more straightforward.
—Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 1 May 2026
While not actively mining, the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine helps visitors understand the history of the industry, how it has been made safer over time, and what's still involved in extracting important natural resources today.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
From tracking down a missing student in the wilderness of British Columbia to extracting a murder confession from a surfer in Tofino, Shade and Angie prove life on the West Coast is packed with heart-pounding thrills.
—Peter White, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2026
Previous attempts at extracting uranium ions have relied on a passive system in which adsorbents remain stationary and wait for uranium ions to pass through them for trapping.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
Anthropic and OpenAI have accused the startup of illegally extracting capabilities – or distilling – from their models.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
Karp even claims to be an artist, describing his role in making Palantir’s products as working as a kind of artistic mentor, shaping (and extracting value from) the talent of his employees as an artist would from raw materials.
—Simon Denny, Artforum, 20 Apr. 2026
Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
That lets the term be understood in a range of ways, whether a corporate-friendly approach to conservation, or a new way to talk about extracting marine resources, sustainably or otherwise.
—Natalie Sum Yue Chung, Fortune, 3 May 2026
Compared to apples or pears, which require extracting and cleaning multiple seeds from the core, these single pits make seed-saving far more straightforward.
—Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 1 May 2026
While not actively mining, the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine helps visitors understand the history of the industry, how it has been made safer over time, and what's still involved in extracting important natural resources today.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
From tracking down a missing student in the wilderness of British Columbia to extracting a murder confession from a surfer in Tofino, Shade and Angie prove life on the West Coast is packed with heart-pounding thrills.
—Peter White, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2026
Previous attempts at extracting uranium ions have relied on a passive system in which adsorbents remain stationary and wait for uranium ions to pass through them for trapping.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
Anthropic and OpenAI have accused the startup of illegally extracting capabilities – or distilling – from their models.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
Karp even claims to be an artist, describing his role in making Palantir’s products as working as a kind of artistic mentor, shaping (and extracting value from) the talent of his employees as an artist would from raw materials.
—Simon Denny, Artforum, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extracting
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The same numbers powering that rally show capital pulling further ahead of labor.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
10 May 2026
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The digital twin created for one of Rajasthan’s largest state utilities mapped 5 million grid assets—poles, lines, transformers, and network infrastructure—by pulling together feeder, meter, and billing data previously stored in separate silos.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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It’s built with recycled aluminum and features a camera privacy shutter to keep your secret identity safe from prying eyes.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
8 May 2026
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There’s still all this nonsense about the temptation of the female body, and the need for nuns to shield themselves from prying eyes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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Essentially, yanking gravity away is another tool, just like temperature or pressure, that drug manufacturers can apply to improve their products.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2026
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Now, the Sentinel has learned, Florida is taking an inconsistent approach to cleaning up its mess, yanking the licenses of 47 nurses who attended schools cited by the FBI but allowing others to keep working, even when it has been alerted to their shortcomings.—
Annie Martin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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Which is why Hailey Bieber’s bright white, electric G-Wagon is parked just feet away from the office bullpen, where 20-something staffers of the full-service production company are plucking away at their computers.—
Lucy Feldman,
Time,
6 May 2026
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But Norris wasn’t far behind, plucking off the Dutchman before focusing on Antonelli.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
3 May 2026
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“Extracting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extracting. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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