pull in

verb

Definition of pull innext
1
as in to contain
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression) a company that cannot manage to pull in costs will not be in business for very long

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in to arrest
to take or keep under one's control by authority of law he was pulled in after a random traffic stop turned up drugs in his car

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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pull in
  1. contain
  2. arrest
  3. control
  4. seize
  5. keep
  6. run in
  7. regulate
  8. grab
Verb
  • In recent years, the US, and particularly California, has experienced devastating fires that have become easier to ignite and harder to contain as the result of a worsening climate crisis.
    — Salomé Grouard, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Threefold rise in output For the catalyst, the team started with special crystals made from a carbon- and nitrogen-containing compound and lithium chloride.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of contain
Verb
  • Sacramento County sheriff’s detectives arrested Siedlecki and Abughazaleh, then 26, on suspicion of homicide in December 2024.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 14 Nov. 2026
  • Milton Banks was arrested by Denver police on July 14 after allegedly assaulting and attempting to carjack a driver on the 2100 block of East Colfax.
    — Brian Maass, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of arrest
Verb
  • To control their size, they can be cut back by up to a third of their mass once per year, which can be done in a post-blooming period of rest, such as in late autumn, without sacrificing next year’s blooms.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Novak put the Pens ahead less than two minutes after the opening faceoff after controlling a rebound in front.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of control
Verb
  • The groups seized on the recent Nvidia controversy, demanding hearings with now-former CEO Jensen Huang and Commerce Department officials.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Authorities also seized 5 metric tons of drugs and more than 210 million euros in criminal assets.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of seize
Verb
  • Two Charlotte nonprofits working to keep local residents housed have snagged major grant funding from Bank of America.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2026
  • His 3-point win that year kept the seat, held by Richard Burr for almost two decades, in Republican hands.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of keep
Verb
  • Wheaton North responded with a score, but then Wendell followed up with a 3-yard TD run and Konkey ran in the 2-point conversion to cut the deficit to 30-29.
    — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Dozens of people began running in various directions at the sound of gunfire.
    — Shayna Jacobs, NBC news, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of run in
Verb
  • The commission, formed earlier in 2026 after several council members called for a local moratorium, has spent roughly two months working on a 150-page report outlining recommendations for how the city could regulate data centers.
    — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Financiera Ueno subsequently became Ueno Bank, placing one of its former executives at the head of the institution responsible for regulating it.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of regulate
Verb
  • In a separate incident Sunday, Basabe flagged down police to report that a parking garage employee grabbed and threw his phone to the ground, the report shows.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Testing spoons stored in a manner where lip contact surface contamination could happen when employee grabs the spoon from container.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of grab
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