as in pulled
to draw out by force or with effort
extracted a splinter from my hand
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Recent Examples of extracted
Prosecutors Vassar and Hogan also introduced to the jury evidence of location data police extracted from his cellphone and suggested there was an absence of location data at the time of the killings because the defendant had placed his phone in airplane mode.
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Emerson Clarridge
updated February 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2026
At some point, those fuel sources will be exhausted, no further energy will be naturally extracted from what remains within them, and those once-brilliant objects will fade away into darkness.
—Big Think, 6 Feb. 2026
Sparxell has developed a bio-inspired color technology that uses cellulose extracted from wood pulp to create color through physical structures rather than chemical dyes.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 4 Feb. 2026
And later — when the brutality ever present in this sport of beauty extracted its pound of flesh from Glenn — she was equipped to deal with professional adversity.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
To minimize disturbance, the group used a Coravin device, which allows liquid to be extracted without fully removing the cork.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
Two snakes were extracted in total, Ezugwu said.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
Starting in 1948, American companies extracted the oil and gave roughly half of the profits to the Venezuelan state, an arrangement known as el fifty-fifty.
—The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
These recombinant proteins can be extracted, spun into fibers, and finished into textile surfaces that resemble leather in appearance and tactility, but behave very differently across weight, durability, and environmental metrics.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
Emerson Clarridge
updated February 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2026
At some point, those fuel sources will be exhausted, no further energy will be naturally extracted from what remains within them, and those once-brilliant objects will fade away into darkness.
—Big Think, 6 Feb. 2026
Sparxell has developed a bio-inspired color technology that uses cellulose extracted from wood pulp to create color through physical structures rather than chemical dyes.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 4 Feb. 2026
And later — when the brutality ever present in this sport of beauty extracted its pound of flesh from Glenn — she was equipped to deal with professional adversity.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
To minimize disturbance, the group used a Coravin device, which allows liquid to be extracted without fully removing the cork.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
Two snakes were extracted in total, Ezugwu said.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
Starting in 1948, American companies extracted the oil and gave roughly half of the profits to the Venezuelan state, an arrangement known as el fifty-fifty.
—The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
These recombinant proteins can be extracted, spun into fibers, and finished into textile surfaces that resemble leather in appearance and tactility, but behave very differently across weight, durability, and environmental metrics.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extracted
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At one point, the individual appears to tilt their head away from a doorbell camera, hold a flashlight in their mouth and attempt to cover the lens with a gloved hand and what looked like part of a plant pulled from the yard.—
Bradford Betz , Matt Finn,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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Wills pulled together a men’s fashion show with local and national celebrities, followed by dinner, dancing and a movie.—
Mark Woolsey,
AJC.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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Edge rushers Trey White and Ryan Henderson, linebacker Owen Chambliss and safety Dwayne McDougle were pried away by Power Four programs, but SDSU coach Sean Lewis was pleased that the Aztecs were able to hold onto much of the talent while adding to it through the NCAA transfer portal.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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The officers and two bystanders pried open the truck’s door and pulled the driver to safety, the agency said.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 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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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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“Extracted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extracted. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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