as in spent
to make complete use of
I drew down my bank account just paying for tuition
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Recent Examples of drawn down
The club has in place credit lines totalling €475m, of which only €99m had been drawn down at the end of last year.
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Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The goal was to build up large trust fund reserves in advance to be drawn down later.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
The deal would have drawn down punishing 50 percent duties on Indian imports (raised by 25 percent in August 2025 due to the country’s purchasing of Russian oil) to just 18 percent.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 23 Feb. 2026
Large reservoirs such as Lake Norman and Lake James are typically drawn down during winter months for lake management and flood control.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 10 Feb. 2026
The American Red Cross is also reporting a shortage of blood and platelets, with the supply being drawn down by 35% over the past month.
—Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
The city found the $12 million allotted for that was not being fully drawn down this year.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Infected for generations, communities in poverty are drawn down into survival mode.
—Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
In a rare comment on his borrowing and spending strategy, Ellison told CNBC in 2012 that a $4 billion line of credit against his shares at the time was never drawn down but kept as potential dry powder for big purchases.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The goal was to build up large trust fund reserves in advance to be drawn down later.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
The deal would have drawn down punishing 50 percent duties on Indian imports (raised by 25 percent in August 2025 due to the country’s purchasing of Russian oil) to just 18 percent.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 23 Feb. 2026
Large reservoirs such as Lake Norman and Lake James are typically drawn down during winter months for lake management and flood control.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 10 Feb. 2026
The American Red Cross is also reporting a shortage of blood and platelets, with the supply being drawn down by 35% over the past month.
—Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
The city found the $12 million allotted for that was not being fully drawn down this year.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Infected for generations, communities in poverty are drawn down into survival mode.
—Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
In a rare comment on his borrowing and spending strategy, Ellison told CNBC in 2012 that a $4 billion line of credit against his shares at the time was never drawn down but kept as potential dry powder for big purchases.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawn down
Verb
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Nick Ramsden, a farmer from Pretoria, South Africa, spent a long Thursday in July driving an eighteen-wheeler along a three-mile loop at the Nelson-King Farms, in rural Mississippi.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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The charges come a day after the attack by Jalloh, who had previously spent eight years in prison for attempting to aid the Islamic State group.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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These scenarios played out again and again, undoubtedly hundreds of thousands of times.—
Barbara Byer,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
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For years, economists have debated whether AI would be a net creator or destroyer of jobs—a debate that has mostly played out in conference rooms and research papers while the macro data remained stubbornly stable.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
3 Mar. 2026
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Linda Bilmes, a Harvard expert on the cost of wars, told me that the United States used up more than 20% of its entire worldwide stockpile of THAAD interceptors last year defending Israel during the 12-day war with Iran.—
Nicholas D. Kristof,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Studies have used up to 1,500 mg per day for six months without serious issues.—
Sarah Jividen,
Verywell Health,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Only when all reasonable remedies have been exhausted should litigation be considered.—
Awilda Esteras,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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Barely a minute or two ticked away at Galen Center last month,but USC freshman Alijah Arenas already was exhausted.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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