drawn down

past participle of draw down

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of drawn down Lake Alice, a spring-fed, manmade lake in northern Washington County, has been drawn down to control aquatic plants in the past, most recently in 2016, said Sara Berhow, public relations supervisor for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ Parks and Trails Division. Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 14 Aug. 2025 But businesses have drawn down stockpiles that were built up before the import taxes went into effect, meaning new inventory has been costlier. Jason Ma, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawn down
Verb
  • Those of us who spent a lot of time at our grandma’s house can spot Tupperware containers in two seconds flat.
    Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
  • More of their budgets are spent on health care than what's spent by younger working adults, for example.
    Susan Tompor, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Victor’s Botafogo team-mate Cuiabano — a 22-year-old left-back or winger who was undergoing his medical as a frustrating afternoon played out — is expected to be confirmed as summer signing number 10 today.
    Paul Taylor, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The extraordinary drama played out overnight on a holiday weekend and vaulted from tarmacs in Texas to a courtroom in Washington.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Owing to the complexity and costs involved, many used up batteries are simply sent to landfills.
    Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2025
  • But the widening expanse of single-family homes on large lots has used up the reach of the region’s sewer systems, attendees agreed.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • With all other options seemingly exhausted, Una and Spock decide to take another path by getting in touch with their crewmates’ katras, roughly the Vulcan term for the soul, though the Vulcans would probably not want to use that term.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The group exhausted legal remedies after a February 2025 Kentucky Supreme Court ruling that upheld a 2021 Metro Council vote to strip the building of its local landmark status, clearing the way for demolition.
    Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Drawn down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawn%20down. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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