draw in
verb
drew in; drawn in; drawing in; draws in
1
a
: to draw to an end
the day drew in
b
: to shorten seasonally
the evenings are already drawing in
2
: to become more cautious or economical
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Cap Social Security benefits A final proposal calls for capping the total Social Security benefit retirees can draw in a year.
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
The new manager then led Everton to safety with four wins and a draw in his first seven games in charge.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
That’s the kind of thing Cook’s Apple was good at inventing—reasons to stick around in Apple’s ecosystem once you’d already been drawn in.
—ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
The speculation has drawn in the US president.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 24 Apr. 2026
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
The new manager then led Everton to safety with four wins and a draw in his first seven games in charge.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
That’s the kind of thing Cook’s Apple was good at inventing—reasons to stick around in Apple’s ecosystem once you’d already been drawn in.
—ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
The speculation has drawn in the US president.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Draw in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/draw%20in. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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