draw on

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Recent Examples of draw on The yacht also has a special air-conditioning system—often one the largest power draws on a vessel—that regulates how much cool air is delivered across the yacht, depending on whether the rooms are occupied or not. Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2025 The new study examined multiple measures of labor market disruption, drawing on Bureau of Labor Statistics data on job losses, spells of unemployment, and shifts in broader occupational composition. Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025 In this recipe, country music star Lainey Wilson draws on her Louisiana roots, rolling the regional sausage into balls before coating them in breadcrumbs and frying until crispy on the outside, but still tender inside. Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025 Mikael Owunna’s photographs from his Infinite Essence series, which draw on Igbo and Dogon cosmologies, depict luminous bodies suspended in celestial grandeur. Okla Jones, Essence, 1 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for draw on
Recent Examples of Synonyms for draw on
Verb
  • Nicola Lewis, director of the Worldwide Influenza Centre at the Francis Crick Institute in London, warned last year that the next global pandemic could be caused by the flu.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Perhaps most worrisome, studies had already suggested that the chemical caused serious harm to people and lab animals.
    Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Hiring has rapidly changed since AI agents and interviewers came into the picture.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The discussion comes amid a huge surge in spending on data-center infrastructure.
    Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Beyond offering incentives to refer platforms to others, emerging apps have also created ways to bet alongside friends, setting up leaderboards and teams of other users.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The doctor finds her and tries to inject her, but Ben comes up from behind, and the two fight.
    Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Some nation members believe the county is coming up with issues to foil progress.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Always bring a friend, and ensure that person has a cell phone to call 911 in case of an emergency.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Some of the survivors have been urging authorities for more than five years to bring him to justice.
    Meena Duerson, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In an effort to truly stop the bullying, Disley approached school administrators.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
  • According to the most optimistic forecasts, at its brightest later this month, comet Lemmon is projected to possibly approach +3 magnitude (such a brightness is comparable to the star Megrez, the star in the Big Dipper that joins the handle with the bowl).
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Gwyneth Paltrow and daughter Apple Martin’s joint fall 2025 campaign for GapStudio generated $1 million in media impact value within one week of the collection’s announcement, according to Launchmetrics.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The new design features an 11×11 fuel matrix, which increases the heat-generating surface area for more efficient use of uranium and provides industry-leading fuel mass per bundle.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • When sides grew wise to this and began closing down Gravenberch, Liverpool used full-backs Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson in build-up as a reliable alternative.
    The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The store on Buckeye Avenue, also known as Eisenhower Memorial Highway, sits across the street and railroad tracks from the presidential museum, currently closed because of the government shutdown.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Draw on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/draw%20on. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.

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