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

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bring out eke out evulse pick up press out weed out

Antonyms

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give

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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

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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

In June, Anthropic accused Chinese e-commerce and tech giant Alibaba of "illicitly" extracting the capabilities of its Claude AI models using distillation attacks.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Cervo, founded in 2024, created a platform that uses agentic AI to draft customs entries by extracting information off documents about imported goods, automating what was a time-consuming, manual task.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

By extracting more computing power from conventional hardware, the approach could expand the range of quantum dynamics problems scientists can study.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 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

Door responded by extracting a small box from his goody bag and opening it.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste