as in to rope (in)
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Recent Examples of draw in
The company says the system doesn’t need to draw in new water.
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Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
Curaçao held Ecuador to a 0-0 draw in the World Cup group-stage game at Kansas City (Arrowhead) Stadium.
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Dominick Williams,
Kansas City Star,
21 June 2026
Belgium actually generated better scoring opportunities down the stretch while finishing with 23 shots, but both teams left with their second straight draw in group play.
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ABC News,
21 June 2026
The teenager will be desperate to start the match as his nation looks to recover from that shocking draw in its first game.
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Ben Church,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
Curaçao held Ecuador to a 0-0 draw in the World Cup group-stage game at Kansas City (Arrowhead) Stadium.
—
Dominick Williams,
Kansas City Star,
21 June 2026
Belgium actually generated better scoring opportunities down the stretch while finishing with 23 shots, but both teams left with their second straight draw in group play.
—
ABC News,
21 June 2026
The teenager will be desperate to start the match as his nation looks to recover from that shocking draw in its first game.
—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for draw in
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Since Mary Grace’s death, her parents have poured their energy into persuading lawmakers to make camps safer by banning cabins in active flood plains, mandating 24-7 weather monitoring and requiring rigorous annual evacuation training.
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Marketing and communications professionals rely on language to inform, persuade and connect with audiences.
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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.
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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.
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Next, the instructor tries luring the child back into the pool with a sparkly pink rubber duck, which does the trick.
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If the Lakers had only presented an offer sheet to the Jazz to lure Kessler away instead of working on a trade, Utah would have had until July 7 to match the offer.
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The writer thinks that the person seducing the main character is just some flotsam, hardly worth a second look.
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Blyth was nominated in the supporting role as Mildred's spoiled daughter, Veda, who seduces her mother's second husband (Zachary Scott), then riddles him with bullets in a jealous rage.
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“Draw in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/draw%20in. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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