1
as in checked
to bring (something) to a standstill
he drew up his horse outside the tavern
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2
as in organized
to put into a particular arrangement
drew up the troops into a line along the ridge
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3
as in composed
to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form
draw up a proposal and submit it to the committee for approval
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Recent Examples of drawn up
This is a far more reliable blueprint for a party’s resurrection than anything drawn up at a think tank.
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Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
That followed reports that Epstein left the children of Juul and her husband, Terje Rød-Larsen, $10 million in a will drawn up shortly before his death by suicide in a New York prison in 2019.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Ellie Pavlick, a computer scientist at Brown, has drawn up a taxonomy of our most common responses.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Juul has been suspended as Norway’s ambassador to Jordan after revelations including the fact that Epstein left the couple’s children $10 million in a will drawn up shortly before his death by suicide in a New York prison in 2019.
—Jill Lawless, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026
The city has drawn up plans to expand the airport — which does not have scheduled passenger flights, but houses flight schools and hosts corporate and private jets — by extending a runway to accommodate larger airplanes.
—Richard Webner, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Feb. 2026
The first official rules of curling were drawn up in Scotland and adopted by the Grand Caledonian Curling Club – which became the sport’s governing body – in 1838.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
The legislation, drawn up following the Manchester Arena terrorist attack in 2017 which killed 23 people, will be enforced in the next 12 to 18 months.
—Andy Jones, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
The idea emerged from James Graham‘s 2024 MacTaggart address and crystallized last year when a series of Class Confident Actions were drawn up by the TV Foundation.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2026
Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
That followed reports that Epstein left the children of Juul and her husband, Terje Rød-Larsen, $10 million in a will drawn up shortly before his death by suicide in a New York prison in 2019.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Ellie Pavlick, a computer scientist at Brown, has drawn up a taxonomy of our most common responses.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Juul has been suspended as Norway’s ambassador to Jordan after revelations including the fact that Epstein left the couple’s children $10 million in a will drawn up shortly before his death by suicide in a New York prison in 2019.
—Jill Lawless, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026
The city has drawn up plans to expand the airport — which does not have scheduled passenger flights, but houses flight schools and hosts corporate and private jets — by extending a runway to accommodate larger airplanes.
—Richard Webner, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Feb. 2026
The first official rules of curling were drawn up in Scotland and adopted by the Grand Caledonian Curling Club – which became the sport’s governing body – in 1838.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
The legislation, drawn up following the Manchester Arena terrorist attack in 2017 which killed 23 people, will be enforced in the next 12 to 18 months.
—Andy Jones, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
The idea emerged from James Graham‘s 2024 MacTaggart address and crystallized last year when a series of Class Confident Actions were drawn up by the TV Foundation.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawn up
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But in the upper grades of 9-12, cell phones may be used during the lunch break and briefly checked or used for essential communications during the six-minute passing period window between classes, according to the policy.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Last November, at a New York City Council meeting, Denash Forbes, a nurse at Mount Sinai for 37 years, testified that Sofiya’s work must still be checked by nurses to ensure accuracy.—
Hilke Schellmann,
Scientific American,
17 Feb. 2026
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The documents revealed flirtatious emails between Wasserman and Ghislaine Maxwell and details of a 2002 flight Wasserman took to Africa on Epstein’s private plane, as part of a humanitarian trip organized by former President Bill Clinton.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
15 Feb. 2026
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Gordon’s wife, Ann, and Newsom’s father organized elaborate adventures for the Gettys’ four sons and the Newsom children.—
Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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The score was composed by Michael Sauter.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2026
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Crew-12 is composed of NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
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That has not stopped him from being a frequent guest on cable and network television.—
Max Rego,
The Hill,
16 Feb. 2026
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Only recently had many countries stopped treating solo female travelers as a problem to be managed, no longer refusing them hotel rooms when traveling without a man, or denying them credit cards to pay for it.—
Lilit Marcus,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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Friends ordered a few too many pizzas to a stranger's house.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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Washington ordered a second group of aircraft carriers to the Middle East, while Iran on Monday began a new military drill in the Strait of Hormuz.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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Prioritize your safety by staying informed and prepared.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Residents were prepared with Ziploc bags full of change, and the runners would give Mardi Gras beads in return for money.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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These microbes stayed consistent.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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Bessette Kennedy began her professional career working for the venerable American designer and stayed at the fashion house until 1996.—
Mekita Rivas,
Architectural Digest,
12 Feb. 2026
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Alberdi is the rare filmmaker to enter the Berlinale with distribution for her film already arranged.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2026
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The two feel fortunate their national Olympic committees arranged for them to bunk together at Cortina's Olympic village, since typically only teammates share housing.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Drawn up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawn%20up. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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