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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 miniseries pulled in an average of 14 million viewers a night—more than double the viewership of Jimmy Kimmel’s recent episode returning from his suspension.
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Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Was bad Those elements contributed to a $5 price tag for the sequel, which looks like a bargain after the movie pulled in more than $26 million over its opening weekend.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2025
Tagovailoa was later pulled in the fourth quarter in favor of rookie signal caller Quinn Ewers.
—Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Zhedan Smith pulled in two TD receptions of 26 and 13 yards while DJ Wilkins and Noah Walker added scores.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
With Tyler Glasnow pulled in the sixth inning, the Dodgers were left counting outs on trembling hands.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
Bryce Miller worked four scoreless innings in his first playoff start for the Seattle Mariners and was disappointed to be pulled in the fifth.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Johnson, who is 47 years old, said that as she and her son were parked outside the restaurant, three vehicles pulled in.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
With astrometry, instead of measuring the radial motion of a star, astronomers measure its tangential motion on the sky as it is pulled in different directions by orbiting planets.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Was bad Those elements contributed to a $5 price tag for the sequel, which looks like a bargain after the movie pulled in more than $26 million over its opening weekend.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2025
Tagovailoa was later pulled in the fourth quarter in favor of rookie signal caller Quinn Ewers.
—Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Zhedan Smith pulled in two TD receptions of 26 and 13 yards while DJ Wilkins and Noah Walker added scores.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
With Tyler Glasnow pulled in the sixth inning, the Dodgers were left counting outs on trembling hands.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
Bryce Miller worked four scoreless innings in his first playoff start for the Seattle Mariners and was disappointed to be pulled in the fifth.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Johnson, who is 47 years old, said that as she and her son were parked outside the restaurant, three vehicles pulled in.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
With astrometry, instead of measuring the radial motion of a star, astronomers measure its tangential motion on the sky as it is pulled in different directions by orbiting planets.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulled in
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The material contained on this site is intended to inform, entertain and educate the reader and in no way represents an inducement to gamble legally or illegally or any sort of professional advice.—
Matthew Glowicki,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Oct. 2025
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Imagine, though, that all the books ingested by LLM training sets only contained the information on the dust jackets.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier were among those arrested in an FBI investigation into sports gambling.—
Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Jones was arrested in Las Vegas on the same conspiracy charges as Rozier and on charges linked to the poker case.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
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However, reports about how the university has controlled the use of that money has worried some alumni.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
27 Oct. 2025
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In the 1980s and ’90s, Colombia’s cocaine cartels controlled entire regions through intimidation, corruption and fear tactics that are nearly identical to what’s now unfolding in parts of Mexico.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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Gianluca Consentino drilled the go-ahead extra point try, and Avon Old Farms had seized a 29-28 lead with 63 ticks left.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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What’s more, after the Velvet Revolution of 1989, Czechs who had their property seized by the state were allowed to reclaim much of it through a restitution system – but not ethnic Germans who lost it under the post-war Benes decrees.—
Will Tizard,
Variety,
25 Oct. 2025
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Toru kept a notebook with advice for Shohei One way Toru kept Shohei grounded and focused on his sport was through a journal the two shared where Toru would write down advice for his son.—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Folklorist Thomas Keightley tells the tale of a kobold named Hödeken who was insulted by a kitchen boy who kept spraying water at him.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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In the third quarter, as the Lakers grabbed firm control of the game, Deandre Ayton ignited the crowd by attacking the basket with force.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The teen said Cairo then ordered him to get down on his knees, and at one point grabbed his shoulder in an attempt to push him to the ground – ultimately leaving him feeling threatened, according to WPTV.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Hill said his tribe’s gaming operations are highly regulated, unlike bars, and are subject to annual audits and reporting to the state.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Nutritionists are not regulated in many states, and therefore, anyone can call themselves a nutritionist; their certifications are often unregulated.—
Verywell Health,
Verywell Health,
27 Oct. 2025
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The show, which ran in two six-part series, in 1975 and 1979, was a huge hit in Britain and went on to become a cult classic in the United States.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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The first four drives for Stroud ended in punts, with no more than five plays ran in any of them.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Pulled in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulled%20in. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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