drawn (off)

past participle of draw (off)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawn (off)
Verb
  • In-ground sprinkler systems should be drained.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Jonny Barber’s colorful Colfax Museum archive finally has a permanent home after years of challenges that have drained its founder’s resources, including floods and a fire that nearly destroyed its former building.
    John Wenzel, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Every red and blue photon gets sucked into a plant for photosynthesis, just the green ones ricocheting through the understory to form a kind of therapeutic light bath.
    Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • His frequent use of direct-to-camera narration initially seems like a cloying misstep (mostly because so many other movies have sucked the fun out of that device).
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Drawn (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawn%20%28off%29. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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