pulling in

verb

present participle of pull in
1
as in containing
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 arresting
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 pulling in Despite high-profile billionaire departures and complaints about costs, California is pulling in more than $335 billion in venture capital — about ten times New York — fueled by an AI boom. — Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 Roads can be slick too, though, and there will be big tractors and trucks pulling in and out. — Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026 The hard work of leadership begins when two good things are both true, both necessary, and both pulling in different directions. — Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 After pulling in pet lovers last year on Superman, the doggy treat label is back with a new co-branded product, the Milk‑Bone Krypto Soft & Chewy Mini Treats. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 June 2026 This year’s Southeast Asia 500, Fortune’s annual ranking of the region’s largest companies by revenue, captures a corporate landscape pulling in two directions at once. — Andrew Staples, Fortune, 16 June 2026 Dollar stores are increasingly pulling in shoppers earning over $100,000 annually, who are trading down. — Juveria Tabassum, USA Today, 3 June 2026 Luguentz Dort is making $18 million this season as a 3-and-D wing, while Devin Vassell is pulling in $27 million. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 2 June 2026 While paying to park at some beaches isn't new, gates keeping the public from just pulling in are—leaving many frustrated with some of the gates that weren't working properly. — Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulling in
  1. containing
  2. arresting
  3. controlling
  4. running in
  5. regulating
  6. seizing
  7. keeping
  8. grabbing
Verb
  • Infected people experience symptoms from two days to two weeks after consuming food or drinking water containing the parasite.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • The post-credits scene begins in the mortuary where Will’s funeral was held, when an undertaker and her daughter walk by shelves of urns containing deceased people’s ashes that weren’t picked up by families.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of containing
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  • Mare of Easttown ended with (five-year-old spoiler alert) Mare, the police detective played by Winslet, arresting her best friend Lori’s son for the killing of a teenage girl and the two women looking for a way to repair their relationship.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2026
  • Farmworker fell from greenhouse roof during ICE raid Authorities were arresting dozens of farmworkers July 10 at Glass House Farms in Camarillo when Jaime Alanis fell from the roof of a greenhouse and broke his neck.
    — Russ Bynum, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of arresting
Verb
  • The Argentine legend unlocked the Cape Verde defense in the 29th minute, controlling a long diagonal pass with one touch in the box and promptly flicking it over the head of a charging Vozinha.
    — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • Intelligent power switches can monitor electrical flow while controlling loads more efficiently.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
Definition of controlling
Verb
  • Vantrack plans to reveal the production Lightcamp van in September and will show it at the Netherlands' big Camper Trade Fair in Utrecht, running in late September/early October.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 July 2026
  • Two years later, Gates was running in his first of — so far — 49 Peachtree Road Races.
    — Andre Butso, AJC.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of running in
Verb
  • Alysa Guffey After intense pushback to the first draft of the zoning ordinance, the city's Department of Metropolitan, the city agency charged with regulating land use and zoning in the city limits, tweaked the proposal to tighten some regulations.
    — Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2026
  • When temperatures are extremely high, some people’s bodies can have trouble regulating temperature.
    — Hali Smith July 2, Idaho Statesman, 2 July 2026
Definition of regulating
Verb
  • Kepler is clearly focused on seizing this second chance and putting his past behind him.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • The party has focused on driving down consumer costs, seizing on what polling shows is deep dissatisfaction about the economy and worries about affordability.
    — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Definition of seizing
Verb
  • Regents overruled a faculty task force, which had found the tests to be predictive of college success across demographics and recommended keeping them.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • The airport recently extended its current lease agreement an extra year, keeping the status quo in place through at least June 30, 2027, while the city hammers out a long-term deal.
    — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026
Definition of keeping
Verb
  • College students would drive—or bike—across the city to shop there before grabbing a snack—perhaps a nutritious multigrain muffin?
    — Roseann Cattani, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • McKay is accused of grabbing the boy by his ankles, pinning him on the ground and then holding him down by the ankles on the seat portion of a chair.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026
Definition of grabbing

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“Pulling in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulling%20in. Accessed 11 Jul. 2026.

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