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draw·ing | \ ˈdrȯ(-)iŋ 
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\Definition of drawing
1 : an act or instance of drawing especially : the process of deciding something by drawing lots
2 : the art or technique of representing an object or outlining a figure, plan, or sketch by means of lines
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Examples of drawing in a Sentence
She made a drawing of my house.
with an economy of lines, he created a vivid drawing of the tree
Recent Examples on the Web The Rolling Cash 5 jackpot for the next drawing is $130,000 for hitting all five numbers and the odds of winning are 1-in-575,757.
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Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, "Mega Millions, Powerball jackpots top $350 million combined; Thursday’s Ohio Lottery results," 15 May 2020 The planetary neighbors would act like humans as well; the Digest supplemented its story with a drawing of two visitors arriving, via flying saucer, on Earth.
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Megan Garber, The Atlantic, "After the Handshake," 11 May 2020 The butterflies join Grande's massive collection of ink, which currently includes over 30 tattoos, from a drawing of the moon on her hand to the Pokémon Eevee.
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Aimee Simeon, refinery29.com, "Ariana Grande Just Revealed Two New Tattoos On Instagram," 4 May 2020 Some of his illustrations, including a Time cover drawing of Richard Nixon and Mao Zedong playing table tennis, ended up in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.
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BostonGlobe.com, "Mort Drucker, Master of the Mad Caricature, Is Dead at 91," 10 Apr. 2020 Ford spokesperson Mike Levine posted a drawing of the new respirator design on Twitter, noting that one concept uses the seat fan from an F-150 (pictured above).
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Roberto Baldwin, Car and Driver, "Automakers Step Up to Challenge of Helping in Coronavirus Pandemic," 24 Mar. 2020 For her first tattoo of the session, Miley chose a literal work of art: a nude drawing of a woman by the artist Henri Matisse.
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Braden Bjella, Teen Vogue, "Miley Cyrus and Cody Simpson Went on a Tattoo Date," 4 Mar. 2020 In mid-February a Bullhead City police detective noticed that someone had created a parody Facebook account for the western Arizona city, complete with the city's seal, which is a drawing of a large fish swimming below the Hoover Dam.
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Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, "Whoops. Facebook deleted this Arizona city's page when it meant to remove a parody account," 2 Mar. 2020 Pritzlaff hardware ads found in catalogs in the building have been enlarged and framed; drawings of company founder John Pritzlaff and his wife, a gift from a descendant, hang in the space.
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Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Aperitivo downtown starts its European-style happy hour soon, with free food," 27 Feb. 2020
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drawing
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of drawing
: a picture, image, etc., that is made by making lines on a surface with a pencil, pen, marker, chalk, etc., but usually not with paint
: the act or art of making a picture, image, etc., with a pencil, pen, marker, chalk, etc., but usually not with paint
US : an act of choosing something (such as a winning ticket) from a group without knowing which one you are choosing
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drawing
noundraw·ing | \ ˈdrȯ-iŋ \
\Kids Definition of drawing
1 : a picture created by making lines on a surface
2 : the act or art of creating a picture, plan, or sketch by making lines on a surface
3 : an act or instance of picking something at random
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