drawing up

verb

present participle of draw up
1
as in stopping
to bring (something) to a standstill he drew up his horse outside the tavern

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2
as in classifying
to put into a particular arrangement drew up the troops into a line along the ridge

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3
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 With its forces on high alert, Israel is drawing up operational plans for a further escalation in the US-Iran conflict, three Israeli sources said, but for now remains on the sidelines and has no imminent plans to join. — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 21 July 2026 Calamos Global Dynamic Income might be drawing up another peak, which would give some would-be investors pause. — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026 Even more intriguing was this follow-up report in which Deadline revealed that Sky top brass, led by American exec Dana Strong, are already drawing up plans to get the likes of SNL UK and The Day of the Jackal on to ITV’s main network. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 July 2026 As much as Netflix has been making moves to incorporate AI, the company has been cautious too, drawing up guidelines last August for the usage of generative-AI tools in its productions. — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026 But the real test now is drawing up an equivalent blueprint for Bangladesh, where Epic Group still remains deeply entrenched. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 25 June 2026 The winning play was prefaced by Raptors assistant Amar Batra drawing up a play for Baron, whom Edina had been guarding with a short-stick defender. — Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 9 June 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawing up
  1. stopping
  2. classifying
  3. preparing
  4. halting
  5. arranging
  6. composing
  7. stalling
  8. organizing
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  • Nets, Disruptions, and Camouflage Close reading, however, reveals a few telling details about what the Pentagon views as best practices for stopping and killing drones.
    — Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • Defeat technologies are an essential piece in the kill chain, as detection is only the first step to stopping the threat.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026
Definition of stopping
Verb
  • Rather than classifying didymo as an invasive species, Taylor refers to the algae as a native species that has an invasive-like growth form.
    — Hannah Smith July 25, Idaho Statesman, 25 July 2026
  • The goal now is to get the children into foster care and eventually adopted, said officials, who are classifying the eldest as a minor despite being 18 because of her limitations.
    — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
Definition of classifying
Verb
  • Although the storefront marks a significant milestone, Thomas says the business has always been about preparing his daughters for the future rather than simply increasing sales.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
  • In May, a juvenile court in Berlin convicted Ballout of preparing a serious act of violence endangering the state, as well as publishing Islamic State propaganda on his Instagram account and other charges, prosecutors said.
    — Geir Moulson, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
Definition of preparing
Verb
  • That followed the exchange's sell-side sidecar on the Kospi earlier Tuesday, temporarily halting program trading for 5 minutes.
    — Joseph Wilkins,Justina Lee,Sarah Min, CNBC, 27 July 2026
  • As Ebola cases in eastern Congo near 3,000 with more than 1,300 deaths, unpaid health workers strike at a key treatment center, halting care in the outbreak’s epicenter.
    — Prosper Heri Ngorora, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026
Definition of halting
Verb
  • Soon, a dozen volunteers gathered under the banner, arranging themselves according to height, like youngsters poised for a class portrait.
    — Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2026
  • Police footage featured in The Idaho Murders shows responding officers escorting Murphy out of the house and arranging for him to be taken to Animal Services.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 29 July 2026
Definition of arranging
Verb
  • This time around, Oscar, BAFTA, Golden Globe and eight-time Grammy winner Jon Batiste is composing the score.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 29 July 2026
  • The dots composing the words move up the screen while the rest of the pinpoints move downward, generating a visual opposition that the human mind can detect and discern.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 July 2026
Definition of composing
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  • Yale sees things differently, and its filings portray Rignol as stalling and evasive.
    — Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026
  • Landlords found other ways to circumvent the law, such as pressuring residents into making side payments and stalling paperwork.
    — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of stalling
Verb
  • The organizing committee said earlier this week that 12 million people have registered.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • Most enterprises have data spread across dozens of platforms, and each one has its own way of storing, organizing and granting access to that data.
    — Michel Tricot, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of organizing

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“Drawing up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawing%20up. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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