pulled in

verb

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 pulled in While the previews were heavily comped for press tickets, the play pulled in $729,250 and played to 100 percent capacity. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026 Part Two pulled in $282 million domestic as a February release. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026 But just a few moments later, Petrus arrived and pulled in front of the driveway, attempting to block Willis in. — Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026 Picking him up from the airport in Miami was DME Academy’s director of soccer Todd Eason, a man who would become a father figure for a boy being pulled in every which direction. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026 The study notes that while Comedy, News and Society and Culture remain the three largest podcast categories by reach, News posted the quarter’s sharpest gain as political and opinion-driven programming pulled in new listeners. — Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Since launching wide on July 29, the tentpole has pulled in a cumulative gross of $25 million from 3,384,147 total admissions. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026 Taddeo has pulled in $52,300 through her campaign account and the political committee Friends of Annette Taddeo has received $33,500. — Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026 Jackson Chourio singled, William Contreras walked with one out, and Johnson was pulled in favor of Angels right-hander Jose Fermin. — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulled in
  1. contained
  2. arrested
  3. controlled
  4. seized
  5. kept
  6. grabbed
  7. regulated
  8. ran in
Verb
  • According to the lawsuit, Zaragoza purchased a chalupa supreme meal box that contained iceberg lettuce from a Taco Bell restaurant on July 11.
    — Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • That’s a decrease from Sunday, when the fire was 25% contained.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of contained
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  • But her condition has deteriorated significantly in the months since she was first arrested in Miami-Dade County on May 5 and booked on a misdemeanor battery charge.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Weatherall was arrested in connection with the incident, per the outlet, Fox Carolina and Greenville County public arrest records.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of arrested
Verb
  • The service got its name from the original Mechanical Turk, an 18th century chess-playing robot that was actually controlled by a human chess master.
    — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Social-media feeds controlled by Netflix or Stella Artois will also boost the alliance.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of controlled
Verb
  • Many politicians have either seized on the outrage or scrambled to shield themselves from the growing anger.
    — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The unrest comes as authorities tighten control over its uranium sector, having seized ⁠assets from ​France’s Orano.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of seized
Verb
  • Production was kept under wraps entirely; Cohen reportedly showed up in character at Wimbledon this year without tipping off the film’s existence.
    — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The 10-play scoring drive was possible in part because of a 17-yard pass from Hyppolite to Ty Hayes on fourth and 5 that kept the possession alive and moved them into the red zone.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of kept
Verb
  • Clark then went back to his golf bag, grabbed another iron, and placed it behind the ball.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The one that has grabbed most of the headlines is its pull back from LIV.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of grabbed
Verb
  • They’re regulated on the federal level by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC.
    — Marshall Cohen, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
  • They’re not trained, they’re not regulated, there’s no oversight.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of regulated
Verb
  • Ya Lily’s content ran in nearly 109,541 Temu ad campaigns in that period, the data show.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • DeLuca then chopped a ball softly to the left side that shortstop Xander Bogaerts ran in to grab.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of ran in

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“Pulled in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulled%20in. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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