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Recent Examples of draw in
The attack on the Druze has drawn in Israel and shown just how vulnerable Syria’s new state is.
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Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 14 May 2025
León was drawn in a group to play Chelsea in Atlanta on June 16, then Esperance from Tunisia in Nashville, and Flamengo of Brazil in Orlando, Fla.
—Graham Dunbar, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
Zverev was drawn in the same quarter No. 8 seeded Italian Lorenzo Musetti, who is projected to face No. 10 and 2023 champion Daniil Medvedev in the fourth round.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
The two then fought to a split draw in a September 2023 scrap.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
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Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 14 May 2025
León was drawn in a group to play Chelsea in Atlanta on June 16, then Esperance from Tunisia in Nashville, and Flamengo of Brazil in Orlando, Fla.
—Graham Dunbar, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
Zverev was drawn in the same quarter No. 8 seeded Italian Lorenzo Musetti, who is projected to face No. 10 and 2023 champion Daniil Medvedev in the fourth round.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
The two then fought to a split draw in a September 2023 scrap.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for draw in
Verb
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But when faced with high oil prices in 2022, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Biden flew to the Middle Eastern kingdom to persuade it to ramp up oil production.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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For Syria’s new government, this will be their opportunity to persuade the new administration to do business with a country coming out of a devastating 13-year civil war and mend ties with a leader who was once aligned with the Islamic State and al Qaeda.—
Chris Massaro,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2025
Verb
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She was snowed into her village and couldn't reach a hospital.—
Khwaga Ghani,
NPR,
31 Mar. 2025
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Anyone trying to snow the public with bogus math felt his sting and earned his contempt.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2025
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On hand for the séance is a thoroughly skeptical Poirot, inveigled to attend by a mystery-novelist friend, Ariadne Oliver.—
Mark Feeney,
BostonGlobe.com,
11 Sep. 2023
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Norman Mailer tried to inveigle his dinner guests into an orgy, and not long after wrote a cruel letter to Styron, breaking off their friendship.—
Marion Winik,
Washington Post,
15 June 2023
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Online financial scams have only become more organized in the years since, with entire compounds cropping up overseas devoted to luring people in and convincing them to pay up, often sacrificing their life savings in the process, according to the Council on Foreign Relations.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
11 May 2025
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It is revealed that his dad is actually alive, and Brandon discovers he is being used as bait, luring him into a dangerous trap.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
10 May 2025
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The thriller tells the story of a dental hygienist who is seduced by a mysterious mermaid into the dark and wet underworld of Florida’s exotic animal trade.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
9 May 2025
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Based on a script by Landes Echavarría and Duke Merriman, the story tells of a dental hygienist seduced by a mysterious mermaid into the dark and wet underworld of Florida’s exotic animal trade.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
9 May 2025
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“Draw in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/draw%20in. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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