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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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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
Dollar stores are increasingly pulling in shoppers earning over $100,000 annually, who are trading down.
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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
Last One Laughing, a local version of which airs in Norway, pulling in the punters.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 May 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
Along the California coast, from Bodega Bay to Morro Bay, commercial fishing boats have started pulling in salmon for the first time in three years, and local salmon are once again appearing on restaurant menus and in seafood markets across the state.
—Eric Palkovacs, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
Agentic web search is about pulling in relevant context, without noise that can clutter and distract from the key information in the workflow.
—Uri Knorovich, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Twenty four teams means more than double the number of games, and each of those games is pulling in an average of between 10 million and 20 million viewers.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
This invisible scaffolding, the researchers speculate, is what allowed the galaxy to form in the first place, with dark matter’s gravity pulling in the primordial gas needed to form the first stars.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
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
Last One Laughing, a local version of which airs in Norway, pulling in the punters.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 May 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
Along the California coast, from Bodega Bay to Morro Bay, commercial fishing boats have started pulling in salmon for the first time in three years, and local salmon are once again appearing on restaurant menus and in seafood markets across the state.
—Eric Palkovacs, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
Agentic web search is about pulling in relevant context, without noise that can clutter and distract from the key information in the workflow.
—Uri Knorovich, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Twenty four teams means more than double the number of games, and each of those games is pulling in an average of between 10 million and 20 million viewers.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
This invisible scaffolding, the researchers speculate, is what allowed the galaxy to form in the first place, with dark matter’s gravity pulling in the primordial gas needed to form the first stars.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulling in
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Officials provided no information on crews’ progress in containing the blaze.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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New analysis published today by the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN) reveals there are over 621 trillion miles of fungal pathways containing around 300 megatons of carbon within Earth’s topsoils.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
11 June 2026
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After all, the name Polly Adler is known in and of itself, and arresting me for pandering is a feather in the cap for any cop or assistant district attorney.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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Police responded to a call for battery/domestic violence at a residence in West Hills prior to arresting Jackson.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
9 June 2026
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By controlling fluid flow within the system, the device can gently squeeze the wearer's finger and wrist to recreate realistic touch sensations, demonstrating potential applications in virtual reality, teleoperation, rehabilitation, and next-generation wearable interfaces.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 June 2026
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These sugars play an important role in controlling how cells interact with their surroundings.—
Charles J. Dimitroff,
The Conversation,
12 June 2026
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His latest original series Keep the Meter Running sees him hop into a cab, ask the cabbie to take him to their favorite place, and, yes, keep the meter running in the process.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2026
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Haaland, by contrast, is running in a blue state and has a strong shot at her state's governorship.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Such a drone boat is supposedly capable of continuous, autonomous loiter operations in which the Corsair maintains its position while autonomously regulating power consumption and only engaging its engine when needed, according to a Saronic blog post.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
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The court’s abdication of its modern responsibility for supervising electoral democracy seems to rest on the naive belief that democracy will succeed in regulating itself.—
Noah Feldman,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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Syrian authorities regularly boast of seizing weapons headed for Lebanon.—
Mick Krever,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
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Still, seizing ships doesn’t seem like a very effective way to fill the Treasury’s coffers, and embracing freebooting carries risks besides financial ones.—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
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Ebola is transmitted from certain animal species like bats and primates, and while the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda is concerning, health officials there are exit-screening people leaving those countries in hopes of keeping the virus contained.—
Alice Park,
Time,
12 June 2026
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But librarians and educators stress that what’s more important than matters of taste is keeping kids conditioned to reading at a crucial developmental moment.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
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The suspects asked if Apple Pay was accepted before grabbing a box of cash.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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Jose Alvarado also got physical in Game 4, grabbing one of Wembanyama's legs during a hard foul.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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“Pulling in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulling%20in. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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