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 One report notes 55% of women experience perimenopausal symptoms in their 30s, suggesting the trend will keep pulling in younger consumers. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026 But in that time, the movie ended up pulling in $14, 15 million. — William Earl, Variety, 15 July 2026 The lineup alone — pulling in some of the South’s most talked-about pitmasters in one afternoon — makes this one of the more exciting food events on Charlotte’s fall calendar. — Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026 Prosecutors said Tran thought the truck had cut him off and became angry, catching up in his Jeep Wrangler Rubicon and then pulling in front of it and twice slamming on his brakes. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 11 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
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
  • The results showed that chewing sugar-containing gum after beetroot juice made saliva more acidic than chewing sugar-free gum did.
    — Jennifer Klump, Verywell Health, 17 July 2026
  • The technique is already being tested with ytterbium-containing molecules and is expected to be applied to radium in future studies.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026
Definition of containing
Verb
  • After arresting the suspect, Rasiel Joel Carbuccia, 20, of Jamaica Plain, the two officers who were shot at were evaluated on the scene, to make sure they weren’t injured, then transported to a local hospital, police said.
    — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 16 July 2026
  • The two arresting officers testified they were never sequestered after Ramirez went unresponsive, a failure Brentwood’s police chief attributed to the weeklong delay between the arrest and Ramirez’s death.
    — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
Definition of arresting
Verb
  • Sacramento dominated the game on the stat sheet, controlling 65% of the possession and outpassing Boise by a 2-to-1 margin.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 12 July 2026
  • Managing those demands — simplifying decisions, controlling tempo and conserving energy — may be as much a feature of playing in the heat as the physical strain itself.
    — Alan McCall, New York Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of controlling
Verb
  • That pitch has already landed early customers like workspace platform Notion and AI customer‑service startup Decagon, where Aiden is running in production.
    — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of running in
Verb
  • Councilman Tom Flight cast the lone dissenting vote, warning that government should be cautious about regulating the display of art on private property, even when the work is unusually large.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 13 July 2026
  • But even that law is largely focused on ensuring the proper facility and environment for grooming, not regulating groomer technique or experience.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
Definition of regulating
Verb
  • Many developed a deep affection for the country and its artistic innovations, while seizing on business opportunities.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
  • And some have responded by seizing the female obsession with looks, already rooted in misogyny, and rebranding it with maximum toxicity—in other words, by becoming looksmaxxers.
    — Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026
Definition of seizing
Verb
  • Investors will be keeping a close watch on the listing of SBI Fund Management next week, as strong post IPO gains would increase appetite for new issues.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 17 July 2026
  • Some executives are even traveling with armed guards, while others have taken to keeping a lower public profile.
    — Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 16 July 2026
Definition of keeping
Verb
  • Permethrin is a spray that works on clothing and gear to keep ticks from grabbing you, but do not put it directly on your skin!
    — Amanda Roome, The Conversation, 16 July 2026
  • As recently as 2021, he was accused of grabbing the mother of one of his children and throwing her to the ground.
    — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 16 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 18 Jul. 2026.

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