extracting

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physically remove, draw out v.
select a quotation v.

VERB

physically remove, draw out

Synonyms

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cull derive distill elicit exact extort extricate glean obtain pluck pry pull reap separate siphon squeeze withdraw wrest wring

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avulse catheterize eradicate evoke express extirpate garner gather get secure select take tear uproot yank

WEAK

bring out eke out evulse pick up press out weed out

Antonyms

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give

STRONG

disperse divide fail fix help lose misunderstand plant refuse reject spread stop

WEAK

add edit in insert put in

VERB

select a quotation

Synonyms

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cull cut out derive elicit glean

STRONG

abridge abstract choose cite condense copy deduce educe evolve excerpt quote shorten

WEAK

bring forth

Antonyms

STRONG

add enlarge expand increase insert lengthen

WEAK

edit in put in

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extracting

Farmers source additional water for their crops and livestock over summer from a combination of stored winter rainfall on site, and by extracting it from natural sources - a process called abstraction.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Scientists uncovered that inheritance by extracting and sequencing DNA preserved in Neanderthal and Denisovan fossils.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026

While its emissions are lower, drilling and extracting it causes the leakage of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas and the main component of natural gas.

From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026

“For these guys,” Banks said, the goal “is extraction,” and “what they’re extracting is not just our money, but our data.”

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026

The first thing to do was to find Ron, and then they could work out a way of extracting Hermione from the courtroom.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling