as in spending
to make complete use of
I drew down my bank account just paying for tuition
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Recent Examples of drawing down
Spiking energy costs have pushed governments to roll out emergency measures, while central banks are drawing down foreign exchange reserves.
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Anniek Bao,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
With enrollment plummeting and bloated staffing levels, the district is already on shaky financial footing and can’t sustain payroll without drawing down its reserves.
—Aaron Garth Smith, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
This effective tax arrives at a particularly precarious moment for many Americans, just as real wage gains are beginning to flatten and households are drawing down their savings to near-historic lows, according to Moody’s.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
Carryboy adds a leisure battery so the living amenities are not drawing down the drive battery at camp.
—New Atlas, 30 Mar. 2026
The mayor’s also proposed drawing down from the city’s reserves.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
Maybe the central bank is drawing down reserves.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 14 Mar. 2026
As such, Vietnam is drawing down duties on oil by amending the preferential import tax for gasoline, diesel, and gasoline production raw materials.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 9 Mar. 2026
Agencies began drawing down the federal presence in Minneapolis in recent weeks.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2026
Anniek Bao,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
With enrollment plummeting and bloated staffing levels, the district is already on shaky financial footing and can’t sustain payroll without drawing down its reserves.
—Aaron Garth Smith, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
This effective tax arrives at a particularly precarious moment for many Americans, just as real wage gains are beginning to flatten and households are drawing down their savings to near-historic lows, according to Moody’s.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
Carryboy adds a leisure battery so the living amenities are not drawing down the drive battery at camp.
—New Atlas, 30 Mar. 2026
The mayor’s also proposed drawing down from the city’s reserves.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
Maybe the central bank is drawing down reserves.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 14 Mar. 2026
As such, Vietnam is drawing down duties on oil by amending the preferential import tax for gasoline, diesel, and gasoline production raw materials.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 9 Mar. 2026
Agencies began drawing down the federal presence in Minneapolis in recent weeks.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawing down
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The airline was also trying to bring in higher-spending customers with bigger seats and bundled fares to compete with rival airlines.—
Bri Buckley,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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On Wednesday, Defense Minister Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius announced that the Netherlands was spending 248 million euros ($292 million) on drones for the Ukrainian military.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The Pernes just couldn’t bring themselves to close the store, at least not without exhausting every other option first.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2026
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Both countries aim to counter cheap, high-volume threats without exhausting high-value interceptors.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Apr. 2026
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Because much of the area has flat, poorly draining soils, this watershed has become a bottleneck that can rapidly overflow during heavy rains.—
Dominic Boyer,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2026
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Fill it two-thirds with lightweight well-draining potting mix.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2026
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What mattered was the relationship between the people creating the content and the audience consuming it.—
Jonathan Hunt,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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With the new Iran war consuming international attention and Israel escalating strikes in Lebanon, diplomatic pressure for meaningful progress in Gaza has dramatically weakened.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Mets’ offense seems to be boom-or-bust without a lot of in-between, and the defense is still making adjustments with so many players playing out of position.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Anthropic’s legal challenge to the Department of Defense supply chain risk designation is still playing out in court after two opposing rulings on opposite sides of the country.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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Roskopf, however, countered that data centers don’t provide significant jobs, but only provide an additional tax base while using up resources.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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This suggests that a self-healing concrete could theoretically be stored for a long period without ‘using up’ the healing agents.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Mar. 2026
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The station initially bridged the sudden budget gap last year by reaching out to donors directly and reducing costs to bring down overhead.—
Savannah Sicurella,
AJC.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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The ship suffered substantial damage, and the Reagan administration retaliated by damaging or sinking three Iranian warships and three oil platforms, drastically reducing Tehran’s ability to engage in the gulf.—
Dalia Abdelwahab,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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An 80-year-old woman and a 59-year-old man were pulled from the burning building.—
Elijah Westbrook,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Our Thoughts on the Candle Who knew burning cash could smell so good?—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Drawing down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawing%20down. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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