as in drained
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely
drew off the fat from the top of the drippings
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Earlier editions drained points from player pools which had the chance to lock players into a death spiral of having less resources to avoid getting hurt more.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025 -
There’s no denying the truths surfacing either way, which may result in you feeling drained by the co-dependency of it all.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Hundreds of pages of university and court records paint a picture of a prickly professor whose challenges sucked up significant university resources.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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So that just sucked the air out of the room, because the biggest franchise in Hollywood was going to take their attention.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Drawn (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawn%20%28off%29. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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