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Recent Examples of draw in
When grown as lettuce companion plants, sweet alyssum can draw in hoverflies, parasitic wasps, and other predatory insects that keep your lettuce plants and other vegetables naturally pest-free.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 May 2026
Nightly s'mores around the firepit are like smoke signals, beckoning Ford, Ned, and Hank to draw in for the evening.
—Kelly Ryan Kegans, Midwest Living, 22 May 2026
Two runs of excellent form — four wins and a draw in six matches in November-December and four draws and three wins in eight games in December-February — have proven crucial.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 21 May 2026
The article’s author points to openings and major events that were part of the draw in selecting who made the list, including the ongoing Hotel Eleanor project.
—Allison Gibson, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 May 2026
Nightly s'mores around the firepit are like smoke signals, beckoning Ford, Ned, and Hank to draw in for the evening.
—Kelly Ryan Kegans, Midwest Living, 22 May 2026
Two runs of excellent form — four wins and a draw in six matches in November-December and four draws and three wins in eight games in December-February — have proven crucial.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 21 May 2026
The article’s author points to openings and major events that were part of the draw in selecting who made the list, including the ongoing Hotel Eleanor project.
—Allison Gibson, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for draw in
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Some laughed as their classmates persuaded them.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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After an emotional meltdown, Ava agrees, hoping to persuade Deborah to change her mind.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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There are songs for each segment, which include Goofy cleaning up, a dark turn with Daisy in a power outage and snowed-in Pluto.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 May 2026
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The food is rustic and cosmopolitan at once — bright, monumental salads, whole carrots and leeks baptized by fire, skeins of pasta, and Parmigiano snowing down — but the secret is the seeming effortlessness.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Three All Saints Episcopal School students lured a fourth student to participate in a TikTok challenge this month that became a catastrophic assault, leaving the boy unconscious for several minutes, temporarily paralyzed and with fractured vertebrae, according to a lawsuit filed this week.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 May 2026
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Short selling can be an intellectually demanding approach to the market, and many inexperienced traders fall into a trap, lured by overvaluation and hype.—
David Capablanca,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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In the piece, Mead examines Monroe's legacy, and how her disarming beauty still holds the power to seduce today.—
Rebecca Mead,
Allure,
29 May 2026
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That means seducing Paris Carver, Elliot's wife and Bond's ex, portrayed by Teri Hatcher.—
John Russell,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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“Draw in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/draw%20in. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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