drawing (off)

present participle of draw (off)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawing (off)
Verb
  • One of such instances occurred after a draining process of shipping their Land Rover to Australia — a move that cost around $7,000.
    Kaela Ling, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
  • To propagate directly in soil instead, place the cutting in a small pot filled with well-draining soil so the node is buried.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Footage that has now gone viral shows Herrera happily pumping her fists in the air and walking to the front of the stage to join the finalists, while Deane suddenly paused between names.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
  • But perhaps more importantly, Cork Tree helped the band become the therapists pumping through the speakers of a whole generation of skinny jean-wearing teens, igniting the pop-punk and emo music scene into a blazing force for the masses.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Battery life can be affected by many factors, but the MX Master 4’s haptic feedback is probably the most battery-sucking feature on the new mouse.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Eddie is happy to sit in the corner with Shane, sucking on his new veneers, and let the women tear each other to shreds, never getting involved.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Drawing (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawing%20%28off%29. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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