pulled in

verb

Definition of pulled innext
past tense of pull in
1
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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2
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 Synonyms for pulled in
  1. contained
  2. arrested
  3. seized
  4. kept
  5. grabbed
  6. regulated
  7. restrained
  8. measured
Verb
  • Some of the genetic samples from the patient contained gene mutations that might help H5N1 infect people more easily.
    Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The tea bags studied by the Barcelona scientists contained polypropylene, cellulose and nylon, but there are many tea bags in stores which are plastic free.
    Hatty Willmoth, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of contained
Verb
  • Listen to this article A man was arrested last week after investigators allegedly found his DNA on a ghost gun that was thrown from a vehicle involved in a police pursuit on Interstate 95 in New Haven in December 2022.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Listen to this article A New York man was arrested on drug charges after police reportedly found a number of cannabis products at a vape shop in Norwalk on Monday.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of arrested
Verb
  • Before Hamas seized full control of Gaza in 2007, Christians would often place a large Christmas tree near a major square in Gaza City.
    Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Adebayo did not force his offense, in a game where there was little for the Heat to have to counter in the middle, but then seized control with his scoring late.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of seized
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  • The Playoff tripled in size this year, but the committee kept its evaluation process mostly the same.
    Jayna Bardahl, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • While the Saints' offense has struggled to light up the scoreboard, their defense has kept them competitive.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of kept
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  • On their way out the door, Kinch grabbed the pistol and placed it in the console of his truck.
    Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Multiple officers grabbed Kerley and attempted to take him to the ground.
    Zach Powell, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of grabbed
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  • Currently, the disposal of wind turbine waste is regulated by the localities and states hosting wind turbine projects.
    Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Dietary supplements are minimally regulated by the FDA and may or may not be suitable for you.
    Amy Fischer MS, RD, Health, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of regulated
Verb
  • The individual, whose identity hasn’t been released, was quickly restrained by fellow passengers and later detained by state troopers.
    Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Medium-full, this has restrained wood notes along with great mouthfeel, as the wine hits every corner of the mouth.
    Tom Hyland, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of restrained
Verb
  • Though no snowfall was recorded in 2016, 8 inches was measured on the ground.
    Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In this great universe of ours, man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of measured
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pulled in

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