DRAW IN Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

draw in

verb

Definition of draw in

as in to rope (in)

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Recent Examples of draw in The Quakes and Galaxy played to a 1-1 draw in San Jose earlier this season. — Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026 Keeley’s problems draw in Rebecca, who spends time comforting her — which leads to Rebecca missing yet another date. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026 Theaters from Chicago to Houston would heavily advertise their ice-cool amenities, which would draw in eager, sweaty crowds. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026 These conflicts may only occasionally draw in American military forces, but the chaos will consistently demand attention and pointlessly consume resources. — Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for draw in

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Reacher and Green run into a hotel and persuade the staff to lock the doors, claiming there’s an active shooter outside.

— Chris Klimek, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
In March, one of DraftKings’ cofounders, Matthew Kalish, stepped down as president—but not before persuading the board to approve a series of potentially lucrative deals to benefit his new marketing company.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of persuade

Verb

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
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

Definition of snow

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The price of these franchises demands operating with that paradigm and thus lures those who see growth like hammers see nails.

— Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Neighbors say they're left shaken after an elderly couple was lured out of their home by thieves, who ransacked their house and stole from them.

— Jermont Terry, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of lure

Verb

In luxury hospitality, a beautiful site can seduce almost anyone.

— Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
Blowing Oleksa’s cover would mean publicly admitting that there are five senators on her asset list — one of whom was seduced into posing for some, uh, compromising photographs.

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of seduce

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