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Recent Examples of draw in
Given this is merely a teaser trailer, however, and is presumably holding off showing much of what’s to come in the show, and HBO wishes to draw in a broad audience, the choices made sense on paper.
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James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
Kansas fans had a mixed reaction to the Jayhawks’ draw in the tournament.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Mar. 2026
Ending that wait will be immensely difficult, but their path has at least been eased by a favourable draw in the knockout stages.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
However, Hope said much more work needs to be done to update the south side center to draw in larger crowds of community members.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 9 Mar. 2026
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James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
Kansas fans had a mixed reaction to the Jayhawks’ draw in the tournament.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Mar. 2026
Ending that wait will be immensely difficult, but their path has at least been eased by a favourable draw in the knockout stages.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
However, Hope said much more work needs to be done to update the south side center to draw in larger crowds of community members.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for draw in
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Paul Revere's engraving depicting the Boston Massacre was another example of using art to persuade people to the Revolutionary cause, Rudnick said.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Ever since the first caveman tricked his neighbor into trading a pile of rocks for some tasty mastodon steaks, con men have been persuading others to act against their own interests.—
Neil J. Rubenking,
PC Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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This is fairly normal for March and April snows there, Hurley says.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
16 Mar. 2026
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David Clarey David Clarey Milwaukee could see thunderstorms and maybe hail before it is expected to begin snowing on Sunday, March 15.—
John Diedrich,
jsonline.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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The pair are chaos agents who, in conferring the benefit of sudden wealth, lure the recipients into corruption.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Court documents show the suspects allegedly lured a private driver, who was hired by Arnold, and his two associates to an apartment in Tampa.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Intrigued, the Duke secretly seduces Gilda, breaks her heart and destroys Rigoletto’s life.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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Tommy disburses stuffings and sauces to hungry locals as the GIs seduced their grandmothers with Camels and nylon stockings.—
Dominic Green,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Draw in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/draw%20in. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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