as in drained
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely
drew off the fat from the top of the drippings
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Jared McCain caught a no-look, behind-the-back pass from Isaiah Hartenstein and drained a 3-pointer to give Oklahoma City a 91-80 lead.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026 -
Gordon answered with his fifth 3-pointer of the game to put Denver in front, but veteran guard Marcus Smart drained his season high-tying fifth 3-pointer to put the Lakers back ahead by two points with 30 seconds left.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
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Dinner starts with a brief discussion about Dorit having dinner with PK, a gel fart that has been collected from the air, sucked up into a syringe, and then used as lip filler for Saddam Hussein’s corpse.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
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Could Leeds United be sucked back into danger?—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Drawn (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawn%20%28off%29. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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