as in to spend
to make complete use of
I drew down my bank account just paying for tuition
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Recent Examples of draw down
This effective tax arrives at a particularly precarious moment for many Americans, just as real wage gains are beginning to flatten and households are drawing down their savings to near-historic lows, according to Moody’s.
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Tristan Bove, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
The mayor’s proposal to draw down from the city’s reserves has raised concern at three bond-rating agencies, which downgraded the city’s economic outlook, citing the plan to take from the city’s savings despite being in a period of relative economic stability.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
The two countries agreed in January to draw down bilateral trade barriers on Chinese electric vehicles and Canadian agricultural products, respectively.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 31 Mar. 2026
Carryboy adds a leisure battery so the living amenities are not drawing down the drive battery at camp.
—New Atlas, 30 Mar. 2026
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Tristan Bove, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
The mayor’s proposal to draw down from the city’s reserves has raised concern at three bond-rating agencies, which downgraded the city’s economic outlook, citing the plan to take from the city’s savings despite being in a period of relative economic stability.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
The two countries agreed in January to draw down bilateral trade barriers on Chinese electric vehicles and Canadian agricultural products, respectively.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 31 Mar. 2026
Carryboy adds a leisure battery so the living amenities are not drawing down the drive battery at camp.
—New Atlas, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for draw down
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In 2025, the department spent about thirty million dollars paying people not to work.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Los Angeles spent most of Sunday slowing the tempo and trying to drag a faster, better team into the mud with them.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
20 Apr. 2026
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What mattered was the relationship between the people creating the content and the audience consuming it.—
Jonathan Hunt,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Other users invited her to connect on platforms like TikTok or private chats on Discord, and Seitz thinks Audree consumed this kind of content off and on until her death.—
Meena Duerson,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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Your 12th House of Silence hosts ambitious Mars, who’s cheering on Pluto in your 10th House of Audiences, turning private prep into public credibility without draining you.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2026
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This elegant plant thrives in full sun and well-draining soil, requiring minimal care.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
16 Apr. 2026
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The Gophers’ top centers, Sophie Hart and Finau Tonga, were graduate players last season and have exhausted their eligibility.—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
16 Apr. 2026
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Americans are exhausted from the pandemic, the 2022 inflation surge, tariffs.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Chilli, who assumes that her daughter wants to play out a happier ending, announces that the bird has survived.—
Jean Garnett,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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Determined to keep a similar scenario from playing out again, organizations everywhere are rolling out new algorithms to replace RSA and elliptic curves.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
17 Apr. 2026
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Keep your focus inward, reduce noise, and protect your energy.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2026
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Avoid planting garlic near peas, beans, and asparagus, as garlic may compete with these vegetables for nutrients (particularly nitrogen), inhibit their growth, and reduce their yield.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Apr. 2026
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That’s because the water district on Tuesday sent a letter saying the city can’t use its existing water permit to supply the data center, which could use up to 50,000 gallons of water per day.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Apr. 2026
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But fridge foraging, the practice of using up what’s already in your fridge before buying more, isn’t just an aesthetic.—
Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Apr. 2026
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The Los Angeles and Long Beach unified school districts, the county’s two largest districts, do not use LACOE’s portal for electronic tax documents and their employees were not affected, according to those districts.—
Jason Henry,
Daily News,
18 Apr. 2026
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This interactive balance board connects to a free app where your body becomes the controller, using movement to play engaging games.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
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“Draw down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/draw%20down. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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