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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
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.
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Andrew Staples, Fortune, 16 June 2026
Imax is pulling in 5% of that from 12 screens with 20% coming from PLF screens.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 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
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
Andrew Staples, Fortune, 16 June 2026
Imax is pulling in 5% of that from 12 screens with 20% coming from PLF screens.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulling in
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Now Yan and his colleagues have developed an acoustic synapse containing multiple phi-bits.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
18 June 2026
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Evidence Of Ancient Solstice Ceremonies The excavations at Bulford revealed 48 pits containing pottery, animal bone, worked flints and charcoal.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Despite the agency's aggressive tactics to accomplish this — including arresting immigrants inside immigration courts — the quota was never met.—
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán,
NPR,
15 June 2026
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Video posted online showed police arresting a woman who had climbed atop an Amazon vehicle near MSG.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
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Different wines are intended to be stored over different time periods—some are meant to be consumed within months of bottling, while others may spend decades in a cellar—and controlling oxygen exposure is critical to preserving flavor and aroma.—
Sam Macdonald,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
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While scientists have been able to detect and study these emitters, controlling them has remained a major challenge.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
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In February, the party’s governing body blocked Burnham from running in another by-election.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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Maasdam and Brink are running in.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
17 June 2026
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Anthropic employees have so far provided a $476,000 boost to Alex Bores, a New York assemblymember running for Congress who sponsored that state’s new law regulating AI.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
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Otherwise, Maryland risks regulating only the visible surface of healthcare AI while ignoring the far more consequential infrastructure underneath it.—
Sreedhar Potarazu,
Baltimore Sun,
14 June 2026
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He’s drawn to attempting to achieve things that his predecessors could not, including seizing territory for the United States (Greenland, for sure, but maybe Canada, too) and toppling antagonistic regimes (Venezuela, Iran, possibly Cuba).—
Jonathan Lemire,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
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The Scarborough Shoal, known in the Philippines as Bajo de Masinloc and in China as Huangyan Dao, sits within Manila's exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, but Beijing has maintained a near-constant presence around the shoal after seizing de facto control in a tense 2012 standoff.—
James LaPorta,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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Master beekeeper Nicole Palladino is keeping the rooftop at the Westfield Century City shopping center buzzing with activity, as about 30,000 bees work to make honey.—
Kara Finnstrom,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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In line with existing sleep hygiene guidelines, Winter suggests keeping your bedroom between 65 and 68 degrees Fahrenheit.—
Sharon Brandwein,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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Farage, Reform’s attention-grabbing but divisive leader, was a curiously low-key presence.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
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With that in mind, if the Pacers want to acquire a draft pick, following their past and grabbing one in the 30s makes good sense.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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“Pulling in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulling%20in. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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