PULLED IN Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

pulled in

verb

past tense of pull in

as in contained

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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as in arrested

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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Recent Examples of pulled in Founded in 2007, the company has pulled in more than $800,000 in federal contracts, including a recent $150,000 grant from NASA for low noise sensors. —

Brandon Lingle, Austin American Statesman, 10 Apr. 2026 In about 48 hours, the fundraiser pulled in 80% of its $15,000 goal and soon reached its target. —

Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026 The Season 2 finale pulled in more than 6 million viewers across platforms, cementing the show as a crossover hit. —

Precious Fondren, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026 DeLauter pulled in his hands, twisted his torso and shot it into the right-field seats. —

Zack Meisel, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2026 Which is music to Vásquez’s ears after he’d been pulled in similar situations throughout his first two years with the Padres. —

Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026 Since then, the legal battle has pulled in other famous people, including Lively’s husband, Ryan Reynolds, and superstar musician Taylor Swift. —

Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2026 The trooper positioned his vehicle in front, blocking King’s forward movement and the Revere officers pulled in behind him, according to the report. —

Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026 That’s partly because the country sits atop the boundary of two diverging tectonic plates; it’s constantly being pulled in two. —

Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026

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According to prosecutors, Dunlap claimed his art collection contained works by Pablo Picasso, Vincent Van Gogh and Salvador Dali, among other famous artists.

— Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
The study got its start when co-author Brian Gootee, a geologist with the Arizona Geological Survey, noticed a resemblance between sand deposits downstream of the Grand Canyon and in the Bidahochi—both contained pink, rounded grains that seemed to have been transported by the same river.

— Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026