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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
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.
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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
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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulls in
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Barker’s other heroes include Nathan Fielder and Tim Robinson, comics whose work contains an undeniable dark streak, and who share his prankster’s spirit and high tolerance for unease.—
Alex Barasch,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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The system contains a black hole and a massive blue supergiant star orbiting each other.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
10 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 horrid image in the news of a column of smoke rising above the city of Tehran — an abyss of darkness against the gray sky — arrests my attention.—
Babak Rahimi,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Russian advances have slowed this year, though Moscow controls just under one fifth of Ukrainian territory.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
10 May 2026
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Russian advances have slowed this year, though Moscow controls just under one-fifth of Ukrainian territory.—
Guy Faulconbridge,
USA Today,
10 May 2026
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Rather than intercepting income at the source, a bank levy freezes and seizes funds that are already sitting in your checking or savings account.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Like any well-meaning grifter, Anna (Halle Bailey) seizes the opportunity to hop a flight to picturesque Tuscany after meeting a handsome Italian stranger with an empty villa.—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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Right now guidance keeps most of the shower activity after sunset, but keep checking back for updates.—
Steven Sosna,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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Malachi is a gym rat who keeps getting better, a tough shot-maker who knows how to put the ball in the basket.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
4 May 2026
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The Tigers then scored four runs in the bottom of the inning, highlighted by Vierling's two-run bloop double.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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Gamboa was limited by injury during spring training, allowing three runs over two innings in two appearances, and has allowed nine runs in 13 innings over three starts with Triple-A Worcester.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
4 May 2026
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Put differently, the most efficient nanoreactor is not necessarily the one that allows reactants to enter as rapidly as possible, but rather the one that regulates access just enough to maintain steady and efficient reaction dynamics.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
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And representatives for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which regulates event contracts, likewise didn't respond to a request for comment.—
Contessa Brewer,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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Fans start to notice what's happening about five seconds into it, and then another man comes up behind the fan, grabs him and tackles him into the seats.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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And if no candidate grabs a majority in either of those races, this district’s voters might have to go to the polls four times.—
East Bay Times editorial board,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
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“Pulls in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulls%20in. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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