- present participle of extract.
extracting
Example Sentences
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Rather than relying on SpaceX's published specifications, the team reconstructed the rocket's performance by extracting telemetry from publicly available video of its first four integrated flight tests.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
The material has the potential to combat climate change by capturing and storing carbon or other pollutants, and by extracting water from the atmosphere in water-scarce areas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
“Uh-oh,” I reply, extracting a Ritz cracker from its sleeve.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
The Journal uncovered a questionable autism-therapy provider based in Brooklyn called the Perfect Child that sent insurers and patients excessively high bills, sometimes extracting huge payments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
He would have cradled it and protected it instead of extracting it from its nest with a scoop.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
