pulls in

verb

Definition of pulls innext
present tense third-person singular of pull in
1
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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2
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 Synonyms for pulls in
  1. contains
  2. keeps
  3. regulates
  4. grabs
Verb
  • The center blue stripe contains 20 smaller stars surrounding a center star, which represent Illinois as the 21st state.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Lovingly handcrafted in small batches by a team of mostly 1st-generation Eastern Europeans, every package contains wholesome, made-from-scratch Polish classics that taste like a slice of home away from home.
    Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of contains
Verb
  • What makes the show all the more remarkable — and worth seeing every year — is how fresh the theater keeps it.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Finding profitability is ultimately what keeps sustainability going.
    Evan J. Schwartz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of keeps
Verb
  • Now, some are suggesting that Welch may have run afoul of the Securities and Exchange Commission, an independent oversight agency that regulates financial markets, including cryptocurrency.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Similar to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the Québec Maple Syrup Producers federation regulates the production of syrup to control its price, putting a quota on how much syrup would sell each year.
    Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of regulates
Verb
  • The suspect then grabs a cab to the vicinity of the Hilton Hotel where Thompson would later be killed.
    Rachel Dobkin, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The old man later finds Rachel, who’s preoccupied that she’s lost Rollo, and grabs her in the stables.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of grabs
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