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as in contained
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 arrested
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 pulled in
The station is the northern terminus for the line and, according to amNewYork, the train had just pulled in to its last stop.
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Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
In less than 24 hours, the post pulled in almost 1 million views, 36,000 shares and more than1,000 comments — some from people who couldn’t wait to buy tickets and from others convinced this would ruin remote work for everyone.
—Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
Six months later, Dew felt her face being pulled in one direction.
—Davi Jacobs, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2026
The streamer pulled in all of the big guns with top talent on stage including Millie Bobby Brown, Florence Pugh and The Hunting Wives’ Brittany Snow and Malin Akerman.
—Peter White, Deadline, 13 May 2026
Washington pulled in a commitment from long-time lean Reis Russell out of Valor Christian High School in Colorado.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
That came after he was pulled in Game 4 and barked at his bench before heading down the tunnel.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Detective Torres pulled in four officers from the department's Gun Violence Initiative unit, a team of intermediate detectives trained for exactly this kind of boots-on-ground work.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
In about 48 hours, the fundraiser pulled in 80% of its $15,000 goal and soon reached its target.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
In less than 24 hours, the post pulled in almost 1 million views, 36,000 shares and more than1,000 comments — some from people who couldn’t wait to buy tickets and from others convinced this would ruin remote work for everyone.
—Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
Six months later, Dew felt her face being pulled in one direction.
—Davi Jacobs, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2026
The streamer pulled in all of the big guns with top talent on stage including Millie Bobby Brown, Florence Pugh and The Hunting Wives’ Brittany Snow and Malin Akerman.
—Peter White, Deadline, 13 May 2026
Washington pulled in a commitment from long-time lean Reis Russell out of Valor Christian High School in Colorado.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
That came after he was pulled in Game 4 and barked at his bench before heading down the tunnel.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Detective Torres pulled in four officers from the department's Gun Violence Initiative unit, a team of intermediate detectives trained for exactly this kind of boots-on-ground work.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
In about 48 hours, the fundraiser pulled in 80% of its $15,000 goal and soon reached its target.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulled in
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On April 21, 2025, employees at an apartment complex where Turner worked as a maintenance worker reportedly found a tool bag in a storage room that contained 790 grams of fentanyl and one kilogram of cocaine, court records show.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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This speeds up the thawing process while keeping the fruit contained.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
14 May 2026
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Police said Suarez was arrested and charged with two counts of manslaughter, three counts of vehicular manslaughter, two counts of vehicular assault and driving while intoxicated.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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Jessica Moncallo, 30, was arrested and booked into the Dawson County Jail on May 11 in connection with a single-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a 16-year-old driver on April 15 on County Road 18, the Texas Department of Public Safety said in a press release on Tuesday, May 12.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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Our weather destiny will be controlled by an area of high pressure east of Maine.—
Terry Eliasen,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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At the time, OAPEC controlled more than 50% of the global oil market.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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The tension spilled into election issues, including accusations that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco seized ballots in a voter‑fraud investigation, now at the center of a legal fight with the state attorney general.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Photograph courtesy Jennifer Hulse Israel seized control of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank during the Six-Day War, in 1967.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Riley kept moving, crashing parties at the Sundance Film Festival and toting the screenplay everywhere, honing his pitch.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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Taylor saw the leaderboards across Aronimink and kept right on walking.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
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Young grabbed onto Elijah’s hair to try to hang onto the moment.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Becerra blunder The first ad that grabbed my attention was a quick-turn by San José Mayor and gubernatorial candidate Matt Mahan (still stuck in single-digit polling numbers), who jumped on Xavier Becerra’s first major mess-up.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Earlier this year the company released a REST API that lets regulated financial platforms bolt blockchain wallet functionality onto their existing products.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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How Shift Work Disrupts Your Body Clock The circadian rhythm is a roughly 24-hour internal clock regulated primarily by light.—
Allison Palmer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 May 2026
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The two sides ran in slates aligned against one another.—
Tanya Babbar,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 May 2026
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Ken’s parents also influenced how rinks were ran in the area, the two said.—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Pulled in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulled%20in. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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