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past tense of pull in
Synonyms & Antonyms of pulled in
1
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
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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- bagged,
- captured,
- caught,
- got,
- grabbed,
- grappled,
- hooked,
- landed,
- snapped (up),
- snared,
- snatched,
- trapped
- committed,
- confined,
- detained,
- held,
- immured,
- imprisoned,
- incarcerated,
- interned,
- jailed,
- jugged,
- locked (up)
- bound,
- enchained,
- fettered,
- handcuffed,
- manacled,
- shackled,
- trammeled
- (or trammelled)
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