as in to pry
to draw out by force or with effort
extracted a splinter from my hand
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as in excerpt
a part taken from a longer work
the anthology includes a long extract from the epic poem
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Recent Examples of extract
Jason Phillips, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
Some supplements include only powder or extract from the berry while other supplements combine extract from the berries alongside other parts of the plant.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 4 Feb. 2026
The study, which was published in the journal Aging and Disease, paired low-dose THC extract with celecoxib, which was administered to mice daily for 30 days.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Alice empowers teams to regain control over fragmented systems, ensure communication, and extract meaningful insights, all while respecting security and operational constraints.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
Some supplements include only powder or extract from the berry while other supplements combine extract from the berries alongside other parts of the plant.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
Research suggests monk fruit extract may reduce glucose and insulin levels after a meal.
—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 4 Feb. 2026
The study, which was published in the journal Aging and Disease, paired low-dose THC extract with celecoxib, which was administered to mice daily for 30 days.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extract
Noun
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An excerpt from Lithium, used with permission of the publisher, New Directions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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Unusual for an arrest report, the arresting deputy also included an excerpt on the dangers of takeovers.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The fish must have pulled it loose in the grass.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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Gomis’ complex, patient scene construction lets such tensions lie and ripple and occasionally erupt, though there’s always too much going on for any single mini-drama to pull focus.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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Over at Azur on Luminara, the menu reinvents itself every two days to mirror the port of call, like someone plucked the best taverna dishes off the coast and casually plated them in front of you.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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This is ideal for decades of sliding across the ice, because bigger mineral grains are more likely to get plucked out by the ice, leaving holes in the surface that could cause unpredictable behavior.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
10 Feb. 2026
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Texas coach Vic Schaefer has also yanked post players Justice Carlton and Ashton Judd after on-court errors in the first half, and the Longhorns entered this timeout with four guards and Oldacre on the court.—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Feb. 2026
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Mitchell’s companion yanked a necklace off Reed’s neck before both suspects fled the area, authorities said.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Extract.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extract. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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