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as in contains
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 arrests
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 pulls in
The note pulls in the opposite direction of the clean-laundry fragrances that dominated recent fragrance cycles.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
His company, now headed by his grandson, still pulls in more than $250 million a year.
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Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
As the boat pulls in, the children clamber over the side, wading through the shallows past abandoned, submerged school buildings.
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Tommy Trenchard,
NPR,
31 May 2026
Everyone in the building pulls in the same direction.
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Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
The star continuously sheds gas through strong stellar winds, and the black hole pulls in some of that material through its gravity.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
The mix of arts, food and medical employment pulls in a wide demographic.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
Balthazar The SoHo French brasserie remains the city’s reigning brunch institution, with oysters, fries and a happy hour that pulls in fashion power players and movie stars in equal measure.
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Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2026
Iowa State Fair — Mid-August The Iowa State Fair in Des Moines pulls in more than a million people each year and is one of the oldest and largest agricultural and industrial expositions in the country.
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Lauren Schuster,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
His company, now headed by his grandson, still pulls in more than $250 million a year.
—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
As the boat pulls in, the children clamber over the side, wading through the shallows past abandoned, submerged school buildings.
—
Tommy Trenchard,
NPR,
31 May 2026
Everyone in the building pulls in the same direction.
—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
The star continuously sheds gas through strong stellar winds, and the black hole pulls in some of that material through its gravity.
—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
The mix of arts, food and medical employment pulls in a wide demographic.
—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
Balthazar The SoHo French brasserie remains the city’s reigning brunch institution, with oysters, fries and a happy hour that pulls in fashion power players and movie stars in equal measure.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2026
Iowa State Fair — Mid-August The Iowa State Fair in Des Moines pulls in more than a million people each year and is one of the oldest and largest agricultural and industrial expositions in the country.
—
Lauren Schuster,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulls in
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The 585-acre neighborhood contains 5 million square feet of office space, including 250,000 square feet of medical offices where John Muir Health has been expanding.
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The ancient Moa Eggshell Cave in New Zealand contains the remains of several extinct animal species lost approximately a million years ago.
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Keith arrests our thinking, and cons us into suppressing our critical faculties with the same kind of internalized surveillance that philosopher Michel Foucault broke down to describe a prison’s use of the panopticon in Discipline and Punish.
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Devlin throws a punch at Stone when the chief arrests him for drunken driving.
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History shows family successions, whether in North Korea or Syria, tend to happen through rigid authoritarian control, with the transfer of power underwritten by whoever controls the military.
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Even Realities, which was founded in 2023, launched the Even G2 smart glasses with a bigger display in a lighter frame late last year, alongside the Even R1, a smart ring that controls the display of the G2.
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Trump seizes America’s 250th-birthday spotlight, headlining the Great American State Fair, hosting a UFC bout at the White House and promoting new passports, $250 bills and coins bearing his image.
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Ellie brings up the salad and seizes the opportunity to take credit for her part in making lunch.
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Imagine a supply chain agent that checks inventory levels regularly, spots potential shortfalls, keeps a list of alternative suppliers and makes purchases when needed.
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The fact is the Original 13 state keeps some paperwork under lock and key for 100 years to everyone except the participants.
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The Red Sox tacked on two insurance runs in the seventh on Abreu’s sacrifice fly and Masataka Yoshida’s RBI single for a 7-3 advantage.
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Its sequels were mined for a beloved 1970s TV show, Little House on the Prairie, that still runs in syndication and will be rebooted on Netflix for a whole new generation in a series that premieres July 9.
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The Federal Aviation Administration regulates the airspace, and drone owners are responsible for knowing and abiding by those restrictions.
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The Clean Air Act is the federal law that regulates air emissions from stationary and mobile sources and governs air pollution.
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Once inside, she’s confronted by Tommy (James Eddie), who stupidly grabs her to escort her out.
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When forecasters warn about a heat wave, the number that grabs headlines is the daytime high.
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“Pulls in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulls%20in. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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