pulled in

verb

past tense of pull in
1
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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2
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 The driver of the Nissan – a relative of the Mazda driver – pulled in behind the Mazda to give assistance. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026 Mills and factories pulled in a generation that had spent five hundred years tied to the land. — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2026 The longtime New York Democrat also intimated funding could be pulled in order to force the war to come to an end. — CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026 Senser’s video pulled in more than 2 million views on TikTok and 1 million on Instagram, helping cement the term, according to Glossy. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026 The first of those was a 33-yard rushing TD just moments after senior linebacker Boen Phelps pulled in an interception to put the Broncos’ offense back on the field in plus territory. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 25 Oct. 2026 Advertisement Seemingly pulled in every direction, Dhaka is desperate to instill more energy independence. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 20 Oct. 2026 Her subscription-only website features content that leaps over gender boundaries, and has pulled in fans around the globe. — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026 Co-owner Donna Kalez said anglers have pulled in 5,000 yellowfin tuna this year, compared with two a year ago. — Daniel Trotta, Arkansas Online, 9 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulled in
  1. contained
  2. arrested
  3. controlled
  4. seized
  5. kept
  6. grabbed
  7. regulated
  8. ran in
Verb
  • Surveillance video recovered by the Daily News shows a scrap collector finding the black cloth case used to hold a musical instrument that contained Owusu’s body.
    — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Prosecutors said the bag also contained two white envelopes stuffed with $15,000 in cash — the remainder of Meiser’s payment.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of contained
Verb
  • In one of the biggest crackdowns on religious activity in recent years, authorities in October 2025 arrested 30 leaders of Zion Church, one of the country’s largest underground church networks, following overnight raids in several cities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Kiswani and her supporters have been arrested multiple times at various Within Our Lifetime demonstrations, the New York Times reported.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of arrested
Verb
  • Nashville scored early in the first period when Hoglander controlled a blue-line turnover by Brian Dumoulin and eventually made a backhand pass through defenseman Cody Ceci’s legs to Filip Forsberg for his sixth goal.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Sitaya Fagan had nine rebounds and Hall had eight as USC controlled the boards, 52-36.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of controlled
Verb
  • The verdict came just three days after regulators seized Ueno Bank, cutting nearly 3 million customers off from their savings and bank cards and setting off a political crisis.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The Digest Now that the Democratic Party has seized control of Congress, what does that mean for culture, including the debacle over the Smithsonian Institution, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and arts funding?
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of seized
Verb
  • These laws have kept the deer population under control over the last decade.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The city’s redevelopment agency kept the land on which the park sat until 2019, when it was forced to sell after the state abolished redevelopment agencies, and the city was not in a financial position to outbid Cedar Fair for the land.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of kept
Verb
  • One of the officers grabbed a protester who was filming him and deployed pepper spray after a brief struggle.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The story grabbed worldwide attention and ended tragically when the baby’s body was found in the woods just a few miles from home.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of grabbed
Verb
  • Buying into Smack is a legitimate investment regulated by the SEC.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026
  • There is currently a split among federal courts as to whether Kalshi, Polymarket and other companies can be regulated by states’ sports betting laws or whether federal law for commodities preempts states.
    — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of regulated
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
  • As part of the redistricting shuffle, Wasserman Schultz ran in a different congressional district and easily won re-election.
    — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of ran in

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“Pulled in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulled%20in. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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