as in drained
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely
drew off the fat from the top of the drippings
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His EcoFlow house battery eventually drained as well, bringing the vehicle to a complete 0% state of charge.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Apr. 2026 -
Kennard drained all five of his three-point attempts, including three in the fourth quarter.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
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His family said Kearns was standing on solid ground before he was sucked into the drain and got stuck under five feet of floodwaters.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The life was sucked right out of Citi Field and its home dugout, as Weaver gave up multiple runs for the second outing in a row.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 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 Apr. 2026.
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