draw in

verb

Definition of draw innext
as in to rope (in)

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Recent Examples of draw in As implied, Ferran didn’t feature in the 2-2 friendly draw in England, where young Egyptian hopeful Hamza Abdelkarim bagged both of the Blaugrana’s goals. — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 San Diego, an expansion team last season, played Dallas to a 3-3 draw in Texas in mid-March and is 3-0-1 in the first four matchups. — ABC News, 26 July 2026 The creamy formula is packed with rose extracts and rose oil to condition, plus hyaluronic acid to draw in moisture and ceramides to reinforce the lip barrier, leaving your lips softer and smoother with every swipe. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 26 July 2026 The problem is more acute for musicals, given their typically larger cast sizes and need for an orchestra, and the fact that many plays now feature celebrities who are able to draw in big crowds at higher ticket prices. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for draw in
Recent Examples of Synonyms for draw in
  1. persuade
  2. snow
  3. lure
  4. seduce
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  • Topline Consumer prices rose as expected in July, according to Federal data published Wednesday, as analysts projected an in-line inflation report would likely persuade the Federal Reserve not to raise interest rates next month.
    — Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Police called in crisis negotiators to persuade the man to surrender as firefighters extinguished the fire.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 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
  • 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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  • Dozens of new laws take effect in Colorado on Wednesday as part of state lawmakers’ efforts to increase safety of ride-hailing apps, improve affordable housing development and curb Coloradans from leaving out trash that could lure bears.
    — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2026
  • According to court records, Conahan, an unemployed nurse, lured Montgomery into the woods in northern Charlotte County to take nude bondage photos.
    — CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of lure
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  • Still, with more than 40,000 industry jobs lost in the past few years, soundstages and vendor storefronts sitting empty, and lucrative overseas incentives seducing even more production away, things are bleak in town right now.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Sal knows how to properly spark a Zippo, seduce women, shuck oysters, throw a punch, and other Badass Masshole 101 lessons.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
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“Draw in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/draw%20in. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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