Definition of drawnext
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as in to picture
to make a representation of by producing lines on a surface see if you can draw the bowl of fruit

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as in to pull
to cause to follow by applying steady force on draw a chair up to the fire and sit with us

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as in to clean
to take the internal organs out of hated the thought of having to pluck and draw a goose before cooking it

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draw

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noun

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as in tie
a situation in which neither participant in a contest, competition, or struggle comes out ahead of the other the game ended in a draw

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as in pull
the act or an instance of applying force on something so that it moves in the direction of the force took a draw on his cigarette and immediately started coughing

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Recent Examples of draw
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Buxton drew a walk from Jeffrey Springs (3-12) with one out in the first after a successful challenge on a third strike call, and Bell hit his 27th double — a shot off the top of the wall in left-center field for a 1-0 lead. ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026 Organizers say cheap land and light regulation are drawing developers to the region. Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Aug. 2026
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With Sunday’s scoreless draw with league-leading Gotham FC — the team’s fourth consecutive tie — Angel City (7-7-5) is a win away from matching the single-season franchise record for wins with 11 games left in the season. Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Winners have one year from the draw date to redeem their prize. Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for draw
Recent Examples of Synonyms for draw
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  • Sound’s Round 2 Impresario-musician Mike Reed’s multigenre, multivenue festival, Sound & Gravity, returns for its second year with acts like Son Lux (pictured, above) and Chicago’s Jessica Risker.
    Web Behrens, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The person seen dropping off the Acura was pictured only in grainy video and appeared to be wearing a shirt without sleeves.
    Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
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  • Pratt fouled off Thornton’s first pitch and then pulled back his bat on the second one, a fastball right down the middle.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Washington has turned to pulling economic levers six months into a war on Iran that has ground to a stalemate militarily, with peace talks stalled and most traffic through the crucial Strait of Hormuz blocked.
    Tucker Reals, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
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  • Anton, whose gaze at the couple can only be described as wistful.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • For the first time, Fed officials described the demand generated by AI infrastructure buildouts as something that could continue to drive up prices for tech products and electricity—thereby pushing up inflation.
    , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
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  • All the drama from last week’s showdown with the season-21 designers is resolved by season 22 winning the unconventional-materials challenge.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Chidgasornpongse won best director in the Asian New Talent competition at the Shanghai International Film Festival, where Sompop Songkampol also took best actor.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026
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  • In sick bay, M’Benga tries to remove the table and end his life so Chapel can give up on him, an effort that proves futile.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Though your home may have its share of appliances, mail, mugs, or anything else that lives on your countertops daily, they should be removed before listing.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2026
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  • Don’t forget to clean around HDMI and USB ports, as dust can drift inside them and cause serious damage.
    Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Fortunately for Fields, Harrison Butker cleaned it up and made the field goal.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2026
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  • Parton earned some of the best reviews of her career after forging another partnership — this time with good friends Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt for 1987’s multiplatinum album Trio.
    Deborah Wilker, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Unfortunate to get a quality start like that again from him and not be able to forge ahead and take control of the game.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
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  • Samba has ties to the Brazilian Carnival tradition, so Anna picks out a floral fabric and designs a skirt with feather-style panels that will move around with the dancer.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • While Liang’s ties with the government have strengthened, his tech bets appear to be a convergence with Beijing’s priorities rather than state-directed, Wang noted.
    Anniek Bao,Elaine Yu, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

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“Draw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/draw. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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