as in spent
to make complete use of
I drew down my bank account just paying for tuition
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Recent Examples of drawn down
The reservoir, which is operated by Denver Water, is being drawn down for the summer, to redirect water to another reservoir where less will be lost to evaporation.
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Evan Bush, NBC news, 2 June 2026
Then came the retirement account—the one thing financial advisors tell you never to touch—drawn down not for an emergency exactly, but for the slow-motion emergency of a life where the math stopped working and never started again.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 June 2026
As the acting Navy secretary noted in the congressional hearing, the US needs to replenish arms stockpiles drawn down by the Iran war.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
Strategic petroleum reserves have also been released and commercial inventories drawn down, the CEO said.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 1 May 2026
Greater imports would build more robust inventories, which could be drawn down in a crisis to limit price spikes.
—Ryan Cummings, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
Stockpiles have been drawn down.
—Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 1 May 2026
The club has in place credit lines totalling €475m, of which only €99m had been drawn down at the end of last year.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The goal was to build up large trust fund reserves in advance to be drawn down later.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
Evan Bush, NBC news, 2 June 2026
Then came the retirement account—the one thing financial advisors tell you never to touch—drawn down not for an emergency exactly, but for the slow-motion emergency of a life where the math stopped working and never started again.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 June 2026
As the acting Navy secretary noted in the congressional hearing, the US needs to replenish arms stockpiles drawn down by the Iran war.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
Strategic petroleum reserves have also been released and commercial inventories drawn down, the CEO said.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 1 May 2026
Greater imports would build more robust inventories, which could be drawn down in a crisis to limit price spikes.
—Ryan Cummings, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
Stockpiles have been drawn down.
—Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 1 May 2026
The club has in place credit lines totalling €475m, of which only €99m had been drawn down at the end of last year.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The goal was to build up large trust fund reserves in advance to be drawn down later.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawn down
Verb
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Toomey spent an afternoon with Hulst in his final weeks.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Crow and Creepy, the call signs of two soldiers from the 24th Mechanized Brigade, have spent 344 and 334 days respectively, non-stop, in frontline dugouts.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
Verb
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First, this relationship has played out publicly during what were both Swift and Kelce’s most visible professional years.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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The attention surrounding the case extended beyond the courtroom and often played out outside the Collin County courthouse.—
Stepheny Price , Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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Bouts of illness and small knocks to players such as rookie Gabriela Jaquez have forced the Sky to sign emergency replacement players and lean heavily on development players such as Aicha Coulibaly, who already has used up half of her eligible games for the Sky.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
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Called me barren and used up and all that.—
Jamil Jan Kochai,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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After years of relying on mining, a relatively poor economy that was eventually exhausted, the island turned to tourism.—
Valentina Di Donato,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Jurors exhausted after emotional trial Jurors appeared emotionally exhausted after the verdict.—
Jennifer McLogan,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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“Drawn down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawn%20down. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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