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 Egypt won a World Cup knockout stage match for the first time, defeating Australia 4-2 in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw in regulation to advance to the round of 16. — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 July 2026 Cape Verde advanced after recording a draw in all three group games, while Argentina (ranked second by FIFA) won all three of its matches, with Messi playing a starring role. — Mark Hodge, NBC news, 3 July 2026 Ridership peaked on June 27 — when Algeria and Austria faced off in a dramatic 3-3 draw in Kansas City — with more than 48,000 passenger rides, setting the single-day record. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026 After 0-0 Draw Against Portugal After a tense 90-minute match-up and a 0-0 draw in Florida on Saturday, July 27, both Colombia and Portugal are heading to the knockout stage. — Jaclyn Hendricks, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for draw in

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The goal of the aid pledges is to persuade middle-class families that a prestigious private university can be affordable.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Don’t allow yourself to be so easily persuaded — use your discernment!

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026

Definition of persuade

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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

Definition of snow

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The theory is that the deluge, which broke January daily rainfall records for Sydney, flushed sewage and other waste into the nearby coastal waters, attracting baitfish, which in turn lured sharks closer to shore.

— Sam Nichols, Scientific American, 8 July 2026
To lure the Panthers to Rock Hill, the city had agreed to give up its full share of fee revenue for that incentive deal.

— John Marks, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2026

Definition of lure

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That book is a revenge fantasy about the former art school professor who seduced her, discarded her and destroyed her confidence as a painter.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 2 July 2026
The writer thinks that the person seducing the main character is just some flotsam, hardly worth a second look.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 June 2026

Definition of seduce

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