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
States often use the provider taxes, within some already existing rules, to draw down federal funding and increase payments to facilities like hospitals.
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Rachel Cohrs Zhang, Fortune, 29 June 2025
Murkowski noted that while Alaska is the only state in the country that does not use health care provider taxes to draw down more federal Medicaid funding, kicking people off Medicaid with changes to work and eligibility requirements would still hurt small and rural hospitals.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 19 June 2025
The trust fund is slated to be depleted partly due to the wave of baby boomer retirements and an aging U.S. population, which means its reserves are drawing down because spending is outpacing income.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 18 June 2025
Surprisingly, United repaid £50million of their revolving credit facility (RCF) in the first quarter of 2025, leaving them with £140m of available cash to draw down as at the end of April.
—Gregg Evans, New York Times, 17 June 2025
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Rachel Cohrs Zhang, Fortune, 29 June 2025
Murkowski noted that while Alaska is the only state in the country that does not use health care provider taxes to draw down more federal Medicaid funding, kicking people off Medicaid with changes to work and eligibility requirements would still hurt small and rural hospitals.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 19 June 2025
The trust fund is slated to be depleted partly due to the wave of baby boomer retirements and an aging U.S. population, which means its reserves are drawing down because spending is outpacing income.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 18 June 2025
Surprisingly, United repaid £50million of their revolving credit facility (RCF) in the first quarter of 2025, leaving them with £140m of available cash to draw down as at the end of April.
—Gregg Evans, New York Times, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for draw down
Verb
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He was expected to spend the majority of this season as the third quarterback on the depth chart, behind Rudolph.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
6 Aug. 2025
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My twin brother and I spent years growing up trying to highlight our differences and personalities.—
Rebecca Shinners,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Aug. 2025
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Tailgating or consuming alcohol in the festival parking lot is prohibited and will be strictly enforced.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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Together, these two foods accounted for nearly one in every seven calories consumed in the average American diet, according to the CDC report.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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Kennedy also helped promote beliefs that many childless adults on Medicaid, the federal-state program for low-income people, don’t work and thereby drain resources from the program.—
Stephanie Armour,
CNN Money,
5 Aug. 2025
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When tethering to a smartphone, the battery is quickly drained and the phone can’t handle as many client devices, especially with data-intensive operations.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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My mother, exhausted, would simply tell us to go to bed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
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The choice is whether to exhaust yourself trying to conduct every note or to lay down a rhythm that enables your entire team to create something extraordinary together.—
Michael Hudson,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Dimension 20 airs its actual play in neater, more digestible two-hour episodes, as opposed to playing out languidly in real-time like Critical Role.—
Dana Reboe,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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The question now is whether a rematch plays out the same way.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Over the past year, the co-CEOs have executed a plan to shave off $500 million in costs, sell off assets and reduce a workforce by more than 15 percent as Paramount shifts ownership.—
Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
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Those fine particles can stick together tightly, reducing pore space for water to move through or percolate.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Aug. 2025
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To stay on the right side of Financial Fair Play (FFP) limits, Barca could use up to 80% of Tet Stegen’s salary to get Garcia and Rashford the green light for the upcoming La Liga season, which starts on August 16 for Hansi Flick’s defending champions.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Fast fashion uses up massive amounts of water, produces hazardous chemicals and clogs up landfills in poor countries with textile waste, while also generating greenhouse gases in production, transport and disposal.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
4 Aug. 2025
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Over the years, investigators pursued multiple leads without success, releasing a composite sketch of the suspect and using genetic genealogy and familial DNA testing in search of a match.—
Stephanie Murray,
AZCentral.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Photos used in this column were made possible by the Barry Bingham Jr. Photograph Collection, which is maintained by University of Louisville Archives & Special Collections staff.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Aug. 2025
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