drawn up

past participle of draw up
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Recent Examples of drawn up The opening clause of the regulation says it was drawn up to protect national sovereignty, security and development interests. Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 This is about as strong a start as LSU fans could have drawn up for the Kiffin era. Seth Emerson, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 Several also criticized the way the plan was drawn up and executed. Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026 Judges would be required to examine whether an agency’s project approval was supported by substantial evidence, but wouldn’t be able to take competing environmental studies drawn up by the opposition into account. Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026 It's also been two months since a memorandum of understanding to end it was drawn up with Tehran. Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Aug. 2026 The county would then get a contract drawn up, and the contract would be reviewed before both parties sign. Idaho Statesman, 12 Aug. 2026 Understand there had yet to be a plan drawn up as to what the space would look like once complete. Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026 The borough itself has tried to save the atom smasher with plans drawn up to move it down the street next to the borough building. Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawn up
Verb
  • Most of these conversations included an admission that the bot’s claims needed to be checked for hallucinations, that prompts had to be rewritten several times to be effective, and that the feedback tended to be positive and surface-level.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • With its open kitchen, family room and sunroom that opened onto a deck, the four-bedroom, $460,000 condo in the nearby suburb of Hudsonville checked every box.
    Emily Elconin for CNN, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • But up- and downriver outside the park, much of the land is owned by private landowners, many of whom have organized against the government’s efforts.
    Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The show is overseen by MAM artistic director Shai Baitel, who has also organized exhibitions of Marina Abramović, Bob Dylan, Zaha Hadid, and David Hockney.
    Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • This documentary drama, created by Elizabeth Marvel and director Lee Sunday Evans, is composed from the verbatim transcripts of these painful proceedings.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Sheik subsequently composed music for several other stage productions, including American Psycho, based on Bret Easton Ellis’ novel, and Alice by Heart, a Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland adaptation set in London during World War II.
    SPIN Staff, SPIN, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Braden Turner and Ore Adeyi had interceptions, Robert Fitzgerald and Braydon Brus had fumble recoveries and the Northwestern defense stopped Colorado on all three of its fourth-down attempts.
    Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The children left behind have not stopped being hungry, but the system that feeds them was built around a school calendar that runs out in June.
    Tim Grailer, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • On Thursday, the judge ordered the Kennedy Center to provide 30 days' notice before making any major physical changes to the building, including demolishing it.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) UK, which has led several campaigns against the use of bearskins, said Freedom of Information data showed that 22 bearskin caps were ordered in 2024 and 96 in 2025.
    James Frater, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Both coaching staffs believed their teams were prepared for a four-quarter battle.
    Abbygail Granados, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Sep. 2026
  • As a result, the average price for a Lakers ticket could rise from $217 to $361 within the next two years, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing documents prepared for potential investors.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The rest of the look stayed within the same whimsical, slightly off-kilter register.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The ones who stayed did their best to get back to some sort of normalcy.
    Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In 1939, she was banned from performing in Washington’s Constitution Hall because of her race, and her manager, with help from Eleanor Roosevelt, arranged a performance in front of the Lincoln Memorial on Easter Sunday.
    Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Lehrer arranged a meeting to sell him the files—then never showed up.
    Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

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