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drawing in

verb

present participle of draw in
as in roping (in)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawing in
  1. leading on
  2. persuading
  3. snowing
Verb
  • In the video version, a ragtag group of Von Trapp Family-esque singers in mountain peasant regalia sing a song, with the paterfamilias (Kjartansson) leading on jazz guitar.
    — Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • But so should the fact that leading on global food security means helping shape the future of the world’s entire agricultural system—something China is on a path to do.
    — Anna Nelson, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of leading on
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  • In other words, setting direction, then guiding, persuading and motivating others, isn’t enough anymore.
    — Liz Guthridge, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • But as in other eligibility cases brought against the NCAA, the athletes here came up short in persuading Chambers that their exclusion harms a market that antitrust law ought to protect.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of persuading
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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.
    — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • 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
Definition of snowing
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“Drawing in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawing%20in. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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