1
as in to stop
to bring (something) to a standstill
he drew up his horse outside the tavern
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2
as in to classify
to put into a particular arrangement
drew up the troops into a line along the ridge
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3
as in to prepare
to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form
draw up a proposal and submit it to the committee for approval
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Recent Examples of draw up
The amendments resulted in Colorado drawing up the 8th Congressional District — a new seat granted to the state after the 2020 census — as one of the most competitive seats in the country.
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Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
Each of these foundational paths are then customised, following blood tests and wellness consultations on arrival, with guests able to mix and match treatments, therapies and functional fitness sessions, culminating in a bespoke timetable drawn up for your stay.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
It's hardly been the rookie season Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki would have drawn up for himself.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Flores is known for drawing up aggressive blitz packages, with the Vikings’ 49 sacks last season tied for fourth-most in the NFL.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025
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Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
Each of these foundational paths are then customised, following blood tests and wellness consultations on arrival, with guests able to mix and match treatments, therapies and functional fitness sessions, culminating in a bespoke timetable drawn up for your stay.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
It's hardly been the rookie season Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki would have drawn up for himself.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Flores is known for drawing up aggressive blitz packages, with the Vikings’ 49 sacks last season tied for fourth-most in the NFL.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for draw up
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The traffic itself generally keeps moving rather than fully stopping.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Fighting on the island had stopped, so the soldiers in the picture were not under fire, and the action of raising the flag (there is a movie of it) took all of a few seconds.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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At the time, that specimen was classified as Harpiola grisea, a related species.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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The Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service and other federal law enforcement agencies also would participate in investigations, and Attorney General Pam Bondi is directed to submit a list of groups to classify as domestic terrorist organizations.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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To prepare for Dublin, beyond the constant stream of e-mails and phone calls, multiple Vikings staffers took an advance trip in June.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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And be prepared to strap into your breezy ripped jeans for the foreseeable.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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The sanctions, which will go into effect unless there’s a last-minute deal Friday, will include freezing Iranian assets abroad, halting arms deals with Tehran and penalizing any development of Iran’s ballistic missile program.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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The new project was in pre-production earlier this month before everything was halted when Cavill was injured during training.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
26 Sep. 2025
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Sonar revealed ancient relics along the sea floor, including a series of colossal structures standing 20 feet high and arranged in rows, as well as several anchors and amphora.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
24 Sep. 2025
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But Bradley’s not super bothered, because her informant has messaged her and arranged a meeting in Central Park.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
24 Sep. 2025
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His neighbors listen in appreciation to the minute-long tune that was composed during the Civil War to signal lights out for troops.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
23 Sep. 2025
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Narrated by a Spanish sailor—also a hero of Lepanto—whom Don Quixote and Sancho Panza encounter in an inn, the short interlude is mostly composed of the daring story of the captive’s escape through the intercession of a lovely and beautiful Moorish woman named Zoraida.—
Ed Simon
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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Regulators caught off-guard News of Tesla’s Bay Area robotaxi plans unsettled regulators at the California State Transportation Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), according to the emails exchanged on July 25, which were seen by Reuters.—
Chris Kirkham,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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Rodriguez, 23, didn’t spend a ton of time catching in the Yankees’ system due to New York’s abundance of catching prospects, catching only 172 games over six seasons in the minors.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
23 Sep. 2025
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The march, organized by local activists Carlos Turcios and Paul Lemon, comes 10 days after Kirk was assassinated on a Utah college campus.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Sep. 2025
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Try MyRecipes, our digital recipe box to stash and organize all your favorite Better Homes & Gardens recipes.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Sep. 2025
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