extracted from vs dragged from

Both 'extracted from' and 'dragged from' are correct phrases, but they are used in different contexts. 'Extracted from' is commonly used when referring to information, data, or substances that have been taken out or removed from a source. On the other hand, 'dragged from' is more commonly used in a figurative sense, implying that something has been forcefully or reluctantly taken from a source.

Last updated: March 29, 2024

extracted from

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when referring to information, data, or substances that have been taken out or removed from a source.

Use 'extracted from' when talking about extracting information, data, or substances from a source. It implies a careful and deliberate process of removal.

Examples:

The data was extracted from the research study.
The key points were extracted from the lengthy report.
The essence of the story was extracted from the ancient manuscript.
The chemical compound was extracted from the natural source.
The relevant details were extracted from the document.

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There is no Community regulation of the question of recording convictions extracted from criminal records.
The volatile nitrogenous bases are extracted from a sample using a solution of 0,6 mol perchloric acid.
A modified poison extracted from blowfish.
Methyl benzoquate is extracted from the sample with methanolic methanesulfonic acid solution.
It's bone marrow I extracted from Barnes' iliac crest.
Oil extracted from stabilized rice bran.
Lycopene from Blakeslea trispora is extracted from the fungal biomass and purified by crystallisation and filtration.
The venom we extracted from the jungle planet creature.
Product extracted from curd or casein through use of neutralizing substances and drying.
This is a wood fragment extracted from April Reynolds' head wound.
It's the bullet that I extracted from the victim.
The psychic neurochemical I extracted from his mutant brain is changing me.
The sliver of metal you extracted from Supergirl's arm.
Analysis of the vitreous humor, extracted from the eyeball, indicated the presence of high concentration of an undetermined chemical compound.
(The volatile organic liquid extracted from the gas evolved in the high temperature (greater than 700 ºC) destructive distillation of coal.
A naturally gaseous straight-chain hydrocarbon (C2H6) extracted from natural gas and refinery gas streams.
The lactic fluid extracted from the female of the bovine species is highly prolific to the... fifth degree, ma'am.
FHA) are extracted from Bordetella pertussis cultures then separately purified.
The specimen was successfully extracted from Jennifer Hartswell.
These data should be extracted from existing sources if possible.

Alternatives:

taken from
removed from
derived from
obtained from
pulled from

dragged from

This phrase is correct but less commonly used in English. It is typically used in a figurative sense to imply that something has been forcefully or reluctantly taken from a source.

Use 'dragged from' when you want to convey the idea of something being taken from a source in a forceful or reluctant manner. It is often used metaphorically.