DRAWING UP Synonyms: 149 Similar and Opposite Words

drawing up

verb

Definition of drawing up next

present participle of draw up

as in stopping

to bring (something) to a standstill he drew up his horse outside the tavern

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as in classifying

to put into a particular arrangement drew up the troops into a line along the ridge

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as in preparing

to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form draw up a proposal and submit it to the committee for approval

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Recent Examples of drawing up Some medical clinics advertise microdosing Zepbound by drawing up less than the full amount in the single-use vial, but this has not been studied, and there is a risk of contaminating the vial by using it more than once. —

Jody Dushay, STAT, 29 May 2026 His Interior Department has lifted Biden-era restrictions barring drilling across much of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska and is now drawing up plans to streamline permitting for oil projects in the territory. —

Jennifer A. Dlouhy, Fortune, 24 May 2026 The club deny drawing up a shortlist. —

Sam Lee, New York Times, 23 May 2026 Senator Lisa Murkowski, that Republican of Alaska, who's one of the more notable folks up here on the Hill on the GOP side about criticizing the war in Iran, has floated in conversations with reporters in the hallway here the possibility of drawing up an AUMF and putting it up for a vote. —

Dana Taylor, USA Today, 1 May 2026 Armenians at home and in the diaspora voiced their outrage at the friendly message, drawing up grievances and cursing the government, often with expletives. —

Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2026 With 80-120 active members and monthly tournaments drawing up to 80 players, the club thrives on human interaction. —

Sara Hansen, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026 As a Biden aide told us, allocating scarce vaccines felt like drawing up Schindler’s list. —

Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026 Geno Auriemma and his players drawing up plays with breakfast items for a hotel chain. —

Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026

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The latest the series can end is June 17; the shield stopping him from answering questions — not just about his past, but his present and future — is likely to stay in place.

— Sean Gentille, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Texas is split down the middle on which issue should take priority — stopping voter fraud or preventing eligible citizens from being turned away at the ballot box — as a poll shows the split is not a sign of moderation but of deep partisan polarization.

— Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 2 June 2026