draw away
verb
drew away; drawn away; drawing away; draws away
: to move ahead (as of an opponent in a race)
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Spurs scored two goals in their last four pre-season friendlies, including a drab 0-0 draw away against Luton Town.
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Liam Tharme, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2025
On Sunday Palmeiras drew at home to Botafogo and Corinthians drew away against Bahia.
São Paulo stumbled at home against Sport, missing a fantastic opportunity to kickstart a title charge amidst massive excitement from home fans in the build up to this game.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
The disarray ran so deep that Henderson even deputised as a right-sided centre-back in a 2-2 draw away at Sparta Rotterdam.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 12 July 2025
There’s still been plenty of entertainment, mind, with the 1-1 draw at home to champions Birmingham City early in the New Year a fine advert for League One, as was the 2-2 draw away to Charlton in October.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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Liam Tharme, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2025
On Sunday Palmeiras drew at home to Botafogo and Corinthians drew away against Bahia.
São Paulo stumbled at home against Sport, missing a fantastic opportunity to kickstart a title charge amidst massive excitement from home fans in the build up to this game.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
The disarray ran so deep that Henderson even deputised as a right-sided centre-back in a 2-2 draw away at Sparta Rotterdam.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 12 July 2025
There’s still been plenty of entertainment, mind, with the 1-1 draw at home to champions Birmingham City early in the New Year a fine advert for League One, as was the 2-2 draw away to Charlton in October.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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“Draw away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/draw%20away. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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