EXTRACTS Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of extract

as in pulls

to draw out by force or with effort extracted a splinter from my hand

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extracts

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noun

plural of extract

as in excerpts

a part taken from a longer work the anthology includes a long extract from the epic poem

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Recent Examples of extracts

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Rio Tinto in Canada extracts high-purity scandium oxide from titanium dioxide waste streams produced from its Lac Tio mine operations in Quebec. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026 That web lasted about a decade before it was dismantled, piece by piece, in favor of one that extracts profits from similar interactions. — Betsy Blondin, Longreads, 22 Sep. 2026 Smart Document Capture extracts financial information from invoices, receipts and other documents directly into Xero. — Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Under a contract with Konza Health, the new system automatically extracts emergency room records covering more than 10,000 diagnostic conditions. — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 28 July 2026 So instead of getting magnesium that has been smelted via the Pidgeon process, Lola extracts the stuff from seawater via electrolysis, powered by solar. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026 This process extracts the melon’s precious juice and preserves its vivid color. — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 June 2026 Like Fernando Alonso and once upon a time, Sebastian Vettel, Hulkenberg often extracts more out of the car than anyone would expect. — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 11 June 2026 So workers are taking extra care to smooth those out and make sure they have not been damaged by the machine that extracts them. — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 28 May 2026

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Laboratory and animal studies have shown that butterfly pea plant extracts have antidiabetic, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antipyretic, diuretic, antidepressant, and memory-boosting properties. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026 This advanced system extracts far more electricity from thermal energy than conventional steam circuits, making the total installation much more efficient. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026 An unholy relaxation trifecta, the treatment advertises a gentle cleansing scrub, a head and neck massage dribbled in therapeutic oils, and a custom mask infused with calming plant extracts. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 The shiny, nonsticky formula is infused with a hyaluronic acid complex, mango seed butter, and fruit extracts to keep lips feeling comfortable. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 6 Oct. 2026 That resulting compound is typically up to 1% to 2% of the total content of natural leaf kratom products and some kratom extracts. — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026 The vendor platform on the other side becomes, from the layer’s point of view, replaceable—a set of inbound and outbound extracts rather than a system with its own hooks into your business rules. — Sanchet Pachpute, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Common staples include green tea, rice bran, sake water and rice water, alongside camellia oil and fermented extracts. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026 The other blend, Renessence Advanced, uses marine extracts and green microalgae to bolster the results of the growth factors while stimulating collagen and elastin production. — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for extracts

Verb

Napoleon is in his head guiding him, and partway through, another voice joins that pulls him somewhere else entirely.

— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Stoliker also points out that there’s evidence that giving someone a task mid-trip pulls them out of the state—a phenomenon researchers sometimes call grounding.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of pulls

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Former president Barack Obama expressed surprise at Democrats’ expanding midterm map at a private fundraiser Wednesday night, but warned donors not to get complacent about the party’s chances, according to excerpts provided to The Washington Post.

— Liz Goodwin, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
Featuring 20-minute excerpts, the presentations offer the buyers, festival representatives, and funders attending both IDFA Forum and Docs for Sale an early look at projects nearing completion.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of excerpts

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By fields of cotton and soybeans where his bees forage and pollinate, Foster Hensel pries open the lid of one of his beehives, setting off a rising hum from inside.

— Drew Hawkins, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
Remove the 11 Philips-head screws on the bottom of the laptop, and its bottom pries up with a bit of pressure.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of pries

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Trump sometimes plucks memes from a sprawling ecosystem of online conservative supporters, and sometimes his government staff produces them as part of their official messaging.

— Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
His torso and thighs grow eye-poppingly muscular beneath their skimpy fur-and-leather togs—a development that does not go unnoticed by a warrior named Red Hair, who plucks the young hunk from his post and tosses him into the prime time of the gladiator pit.

— Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 15 June 2026