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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
Bryce Miller worked four scoreless innings in his first playoff start for the Seattle Mariners and was disappointed to be pulled in the fifth.
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Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Johnson, who is 47 years old, said that as she and her son were parked outside the restaurant, three vehicles pulled in.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
With astrometry, instead of measuring the radial motion of a star, astronomers measure its tangential motion on the sky as it is pulled in different directions by orbiting planets.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
The theatrical event pulled in $33 million at the box office over the weekend.
—Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2025
This year, Pacheco, an IT professional and administrator, pulled in his record haul from construction trade and public safety unions.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
That means investing in technology—ABBA pulled in $2 million a week from a concert that featured their avatars—and the right partner.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
By the entry, vans with tinted windows pulled in to deliver more detainees.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
The heated moment resurfaced in recent weeks due to the unexpected release of In Whose Name, a new documentary exploring the complicated public and private life of the rapper, which has already pulled in over $750,000 in its first weekend.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Johnson, who is 47 years old, said that as she and her son were parked outside the restaurant, three vehicles pulled in.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
With astrometry, instead of measuring the radial motion of a star, astronomers measure its tangential motion on the sky as it is pulled in different directions by orbiting planets.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
The theatrical event pulled in $33 million at the box office over the weekend.
—Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2025
This year, Pacheco, an IT professional and administrator, pulled in his record haul from construction trade and public safety unions.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
That means investing in technology—ABBA pulled in $2 million a week from a concert that featured their avatars—and the right partner.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
By the entry, vans with tinted windows pulled in to deliver more detainees.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
The heated moment resurfaced in recent weeks due to the unexpected release of In Whose Name, a new documentary exploring the complicated public and private life of the rapper, which has already pulled in over $750,000 in its first weekend.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulled in
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The electrolyte surrounding the negative electrode contained glucose and active riboflavin, while the positive side used either potassium ferricyanide or oxygen.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, British sportswear brand Lonsdale’s blocky logo on T-shirts unintentionally contained a Nazi reference.—
Steve Salter,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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Five days later she and Troy were arrested along with William Merritt, Troy’s friend who accompanied him and was later convicted as an accessory.—
Johnny Dodd,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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Federal investigators say a Florida man has been arrested in connection with one of the most destructive wildfires in California history, a blaze that began as a New Year’s spark that charred some 7,000 structures and killed 12 people.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Its sale is legal but strictly controlled, and every transaction must be registered.—
Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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Harmful substances, such as alcohol and narcotics, are typically regulated and controlled.—
Paul Solotaroff,
Rolling Stone,
12 Oct. 2025
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In Gaza, the same preparations were being made to receive 250 Palestinian prisoners convicted of serious crimes, and 1,700 who were seized by Israel during the war and held without charge, including 22 children.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
12 Oct. 2025
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Israel is to free some 250 Palestinians serving prison sentences, as well as around 1,700 people seized from Gaza the past two years and held without charge.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Oct. 2025
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The actress kept the rest of her look casual and texture-focused, pairing her mary janes with a soft gray sweater featuring an oversized ruffle neckline and a raw-hem denim miniskirt.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Keefe Bruyette upped its BlackRock price target to $1,300 from $1,215 and kept its buy rating.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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However, she was momentarily stopped when one concert goer grabbed her, violently yanking her backwards and into the barricade.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Bruins grabbed four points with back-to-back wins over the Blackhawks and Washington Capitals.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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In Brazil, methanol commerce is regulated by the government, restricted to industrial uses such as biodiesel production, solvents, and laboratory applications.—
Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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Harmful substances, such as alcohol and narcotics, are typically regulated and controlled.—
Paul Solotaroff,
Rolling Stone,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The 49ers ran that play with just 10 defenders, and the Buccaneers ran in the direction of the absent defensive end.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2025
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One play later, Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence ran in for a one-yard touchdown.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Pulled in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulled%20in. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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