1
as in to stop
to bring (something) to a standstill
he drew up his horse outside the tavern
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2
as in to classify
to put into a particular arrangement
drew up the troops into a line along the ridge
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3
as in to prepare
to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form
draw up a proposal and submit it to the committee for approval
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The following month, June 2019, another deed was drawn up that had Phillip Stackhouse, president of The Arts Center Music School, conveying the Cass property to the same Cass Group LLC.
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Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 24 Sep. 2024
Shriver and Allman now contend that VA simply set aside the 2016 draft master plan and instead deferred to the Veterans Collective to draw up its own plans.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
These steps are in line with the guidance of Project 2025, an extreme conservative blueprint for the next presidency drawn up by many former Trump staffers.
—The Editors, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2024
In December 2023, Mohammed was elected to the area’s local council, as part of a new governing system drawn up by authoritarian President Kais Saied.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Sep. 2024
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Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 24 Sep. 2024
Shriver and Allman now contend that VA simply set aside the 2016 draft master plan and instead deferred to the Veterans Collective to draw up its own plans.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
These steps are in line with the guidance of Project 2025, an extreme conservative blueprint for the next presidency drawn up by many former Trump staffers.
—The Editors, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2024
In December 2023, Mohammed was elected to the area’s local council, as part of a new governing system drawn up by authoritarian President Kais Saied.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Draw up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/draw%20up. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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