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 leader of Mecklenburg’s human resources department also pulls in more than the city’s — $239,030 to $229,029. —

Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 31 Mar. 2026 Hyaluronic acid pulls in hydration, while niacinamide helps even tone over time. —

Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 25 Mar. 2026 In an ironic tailwind for the time being, the swings in the stock market are actually a boon for Goldman’s trading desk, which pulls in fees by offering clients complex options and swaps in order to hedge their risks. —

Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 15 Mar. 2026 Right now, the site pulls in more than 100 different streams of data, including stock prices, prediction markets, satellite movements, weather alerts, major-airport flight data, fire outbreaks, and the operational status of cloud services such as Cloudflare and AWS. —

Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2026 Just as a musical uses songs to communicate plot and emotional moments, dance theater pulls in ballet and jazz and hip-hop and tap and acrobatics all as different narrative tools. —

Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 2026 For years, astronomers have debated whether planets this massive could form through core accretion, the slow, bottom-up process in which solid material clumps together into a dense core that then pulls in vast amounts of gas. —

Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 10 Feb. 2026 For afternoon tea and old-world fine dining with a jazz soundtrack, The Estate House veranda pulls in a warm breeze, and dishes such as lobster and ravioli, and mushroom and truffle velouté with brioche strips wrapped in Italian lardo are served on antique crockery. —

Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026 The public advocate pulls in about $184,000 and the comptroller earns roughly $210,000. —

Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026

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The Frick contains an impressive collection of paintings by old masters (Bellini, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Gainsborough, Goya, Whistler), as well as European sculpture, fine furniture, and decorative arts.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
In addition, there's a spine pod that contains a satellite link that allows the aircraft to upload and download reams of data.

— David Szondy March 29, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2026