PULLS IN Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

pulls in

verb

present tense third-person singular of pull in

as in contains

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 arrests

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 pulls in The recipe pulls in Vietnamese influences too, through ginger and lemongrass, reflecting the impact Vietnamese immigration has had on the city’s food scene. — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2026 How the Draft Assistant works The Fantasy Draft Assistant pulls in players draft evaluations, overall rankings and season-long scoring projections from Jake Ciely and The Athletic’s fantasy team so users can better decide who to take on draft day. — Jake Ciely, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Via Via food hall pulls in Scarr’s Pizza, Turkey and the Wolf, All’Antico Vinaio, and more. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026 This isn’t an isolated generator either, it is tied into the current session and pulls in the musical context of your current project. — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 13 Aug. 2026 And essentially, this location pulls in snow and weather effects. — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026 Atlético already pulls in more than €300 million ($346 million) annually from its stadium alone. — Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The note pulls in the opposite direction of the clean-laundry fragrances that dominated recent fragrance cycles. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026 As the boat pulls in, the children clamber over the side, wading through the shallows past abandoned, submerged school buildings. — Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 31 May 2026

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The simple website contains a page that names the seven defendants in Jane Doe’s suit and contains blank boxes that indicate that photos of them will be uploaded —and potentially pages for the men who are facing accusations.

— Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026
Further back, an open, airy great room with pocketing glass doors opening to the backyard contains a fireside living room, casual dining area, and kitchen outfitted with white oak cabinetry, two islands, and a walk-in pantry.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of contains

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Keith arrests our thinking, and cons us into suppressing our critical faculties with the same kind of internalized surveillance that philosopher Michel Foucault broke down to describe a prison’s use of the panopticon in Discipline and Punish.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
Devlin throws a punch at Stone when the chief arrests him for drunken driving.

— Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026

Definition of arrests

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The agency would also create standards covering sandbox testing environments; air gaps, or isolating testing environments from the internet; kill switches; and controls that prevent models from escaping lab settings and roaming on the Internet.

— Garrett Downs, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
Because in Genevieve’s world, whoever controls the story controls reality.

— Joe Otterson, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of controls

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This recipe, which keeps things simple, relies on the winning combination of cinnamon and apples to perfume a vanilla cake with pockets of tender fruit.

— Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Sep. 2026
At the very least, no one wants to feel invisible, especially when our devolving society keeps finding new ways to instill that impression.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of keeps

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Moisture affects resistance A memristor (or a memory resistor), is a two-terminal electrical component that regulates current flow while remembering the amount of charge that has passed through it before.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
The unit regulates vehicles for hire, including taxicabs, limousines, shuttle vans and special needs transportation vehicles.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of regulates

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Ryan opens it, grabs a Diet Coke and asks one of his assistants to summon a cup of ice.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Paramount grabs a distribution fee and recovers its marketing and P&A costs from ticket sales before sharing the remaining profits with Miramax.

— Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2026

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