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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
Everyone in the building pulls in the same direction.
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Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 25 May 2026
The star continuously sheds gas through strong stellar winds, and the black hole pulls in some of that material through its gravity.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
The mix of arts, food and medical employment pulls in a wide demographic.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
Balthazar The SoHo French brasserie remains the city’s reigning brunch institution, with oysters, fries and a happy hour that pulls in fashion power players and movie stars in equal measure.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
Iowa State Fair — Mid-August The Iowa State Fair in Des Moines pulls in more than a million people each year and is one of the oldest and largest agricultural and industrial expositions in the country.
—Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
Plus, the three-stage filtration system captures common airborne particles, while its 360-degree air intake efficiently pulls in and circulates air in rooms of up to 1,800 square feet.
—Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
The device pulls in a lot of air to capture the very diluted CO2.
—Molly McCrea, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
The Google desktop app for Windows is available worldwide in English and works similarly to Spotlight on macOS, offering a system-wide search that pulls in results from other services alongside Google's own tools.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 15 Apr. 2026
Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 25 May 2026
The star continuously sheds gas through strong stellar winds, and the black hole pulls in some of that material through its gravity.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
The mix of arts, food and medical employment pulls in a wide demographic.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
Balthazar The SoHo French brasserie remains the city’s reigning brunch institution, with oysters, fries and a happy hour that pulls in fashion power players and movie stars in equal measure.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
Iowa State Fair — Mid-August The Iowa State Fair in Des Moines pulls in more than a million people each year and is one of the oldest and largest agricultural and industrial expositions in the country.
—Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
Plus, the three-stage filtration system captures common airborne particles, while its 360-degree air intake efficiently pulls in and circulates air in rooms of up to 1,800 square feet.
—Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
The device pulls in a lot of air to capture the very diluted CO2.
—Molly McCrea, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
The Google desktop app for Windows is available worldwide in English and works similarly to Spotlight on macOS, offering a system-wide search that pulls in results from other services alongside Google's own tools.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulls in
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The neighborhood/area West Bay is a cluster of towering skyscrapers that contains residences, shopping malls, office buildings, hotels, and restaurants.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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Mathieu Lewis-Rolland / Getty Images The tank was designed to hold 900,000 gallons of a hazardous chemical known as white liquor, a chemical brew that contains sodium hydroxide, sodium sulfide and disodium carbonate and is used in the paper-pulping process, officials have said.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
31 May 2026
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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
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Devlin throws a punch at Stone when the chief arrests him for drunken driving.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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The price controls on credit cards and pharmaceuticals.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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Michigan is also home to competitive House races that could determine which party controls the lower chamber.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
31 May 2026
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Ellie brings up the salad and seizes the opportunity to take credit for her part in making lunch.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
26 May 2026
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While Linda seizes, Bradley makes a break for it on a makeshift raft.—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 May 2026
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The square toe gives your feet extra breathing room, while the bow detail keeps the look soft and feminine.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
25 May 2026
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The person who keeps their hand on the car the longest wins it.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
25 May 2026
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But the celebration in Colorado’s dugout was premature because the Dodgers scored four runs in the bottom of the frame.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
26 May 2026
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Troy had two doubles, including one in the second inning in his first big league at-bat, and scored two runs in the Diamondbacks’ 9-1 win over the Colorado Rockies at Chase Field in Phoenix on Sunday.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
25 May 2026
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Some foods contain melatonin, a natural hormone that regulates your sleep cycle.—
Trista Chan,
Health,
25 May 2026
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This sends a signal along sensory nerve fibers to the autonomic nervous system, specifically the sympathetic branch, which is the same system that regulates your heart rate, sweat response and pupil dilation.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Kennedy then pins the snake’s head and grabs it by the mouth, avoiding any potential venomous bites.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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Davis grabs two suitcases off the belt, pulls out a handheld computer that looks like an extra-rugged iPad, and scans the bar codes on the luggage tags.—
Joel Rose,
NPR,
26 May 2026
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“Pulls in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulls%20in. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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