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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
Andre Nickerson and Chase Wesley pulled in interceptions for Inglewood.
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Zach Cavanagh, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
Brown made one start last year against Wake Forest but was pulled in the first half after going 5 of 9 for 24 yards and an interception.
—Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
Oh, and she’s pulled in over $144,000 on Fiverr alone.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 5 Nov. 2025
Two people close enough to the wooden lifeboat were pulled in.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Fox pulled in 26 million viewers for Saturday night’s Game 7 of the World Series, the best audience for a Major League Baseball game since 2017.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
Wasson also pulled in an Omolo pass for an 11-yard, fourth-quarter touchdown that cut the Tigers’ lead to 24-21.
—The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2025
Look for swelling, rashes, visible lumps or if the nipple has been pulled in.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Before hosting and performing on Saturday Night Live in October 2025, Sabrina Carpenter teamed up with cast member Marcello Hernandez for a studio version that pulled in over 18 million views.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Zach Cavanagh, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
Brown made one start last year against Wake Forest but was pulled in the first half after going 5 of 9 for 24 yards and an interception.
—Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
Oh, and she’s pulled in over $144,000 on Fiverr alone.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 5 Nov. 2025
Two people close enough to the wooden lifeboat were pulled in.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Fox pulled in 26 million viewers for Saturday night’s Game 7 of the World Series, the best audience for a Major League Baseball game since 2017.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
Wasson also pulled in an Omolo pass for an 11-yard, fourth-quarter touchdown that cut the Tigers’ lead to 24-21.
—The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2025
Look for swelling, rashes, visible lumps or if the nipple has been pulled in.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Before hosting and performing on Saturday Night Live in October 2025, Sabrina Carpenter teamed up with cast member Marcello Hernandez for a studio version that pulled in over 18 million views.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulled in
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As of Wednesday afternoon, the fire has been fully contained.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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The blaze is now contained, but a shelter-in-place order remains in effect for the area around the airport.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Also on Wednesday, a daycare employee was arrested outside of her workplace in Chicago.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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That’s when he was arrested at a Motel 6 outside Orlando, jailed and charged with grand theft for failing to return a rental car in Broward County.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Through the integration with Tactical Assault Kit software, the team remotely controlled multiple unmanned ground and surface units across a large, 50-square-mile operational area.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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Staff shortages have led to flow control programs to keep flights safe in other areas, too, like the airspace controlled by Jacksonville Center.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Nov. 2025
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The London punk rebels seized the revolutionary spirit of 1977 with their raw manifesto The Clash, then refined their sound with the flawed Give ‘Em Enough Rope.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
9 Nov. 2025
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Government security forces seized 1,764 tonnes of cocaine between August 2022 and November 2024, followed by a further 601 tonnes between January and August 2025.—
Gustavo Petro,
Time,
9 Nov. 2025
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Johnson has kept the House out of session since mid-September after Republicans passed a bill to continue government funding.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
11 Nov. 2025
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After winning 3-0 at home to Leeds United last weekend, Sunday’s result marked the first time that Brighton had kept consecutive Premier League clean sheets since February.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Shakarna grabbed her medication and headed to try to reach her, fearing for her life.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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But like de Blasio did 12 years earlier, Mamdani identified the growing crisis of unaffordability as the city's most pressing problem and grabbed attention − especially from the young and online − by promising to address it.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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How was fishing being regulated before this new system was put in place?—
Dan Morrison,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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His lab also made a key discovery about how genes get regulated.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
7 Nov. 2025
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Harrison, who in 2020 ran in the Democratic primary for her Nebraska congressional district, sees an immediate impact on her business and the broader economy.—
Caitlyn Reilly,
Fortune,
11 Nov. 2025
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The show, which ran in two six-part series, in 1975 and 1979, was a huge hit in Britain and went on to become a cult classic in the United States.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Pulled in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulled%20in. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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