as in drained
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely
drew off the fat from the top of the drippings
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Henry then stole the ball from Hosana Kitenge and drained a pull-up jumper on the other end for a 61-57 lead with 25 seconds left, and the Anteaters managed to close out the win at the free-throw line.—
Dan Arritt,
Oc Register,
1 Mar. 2026 -
Pierre drained a 3-pointer from the left wing to draw the Big Blue within 70-68 with 32 seconds to go.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Mar. 2026
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European leaders are also wary of ‘data gravity’—the risk of their secret sauce being sucked into global black-box models.—
Dave McCann,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
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And some people are like, my dad sucked.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Drawn (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawn%20%28off%29. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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