drawn up

past participle of draw up
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of drawn up French President Emmanuel Macron said alongside Zelenskyy in Paris on Wednesday that the coalition leaders would endorse plans for security guarantees drawn up by their militaries. John Irish, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025 Although there had been hope that some funding would be restored, given that no budget has been approved for the next fiscal year, Republicans in the House and the Senate have failed to include public media funding in the resolutions drawn up so far. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025 While the state House Executive Committee held a legislative hearing on CPS funding and discussed the budget deficit, no funding for the district was drawn up or passed. Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025 The California map drawn up by political cartographer Paul Mitchell would see much of the North State and Central Valley redrawn to include more liberal voters from the Sacramento area and coast. Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2025 The spectacle was unintentionally hilarious, providing a sense of relief to those who worry that technology is advancing faster than regulations can be drawn up. Drew Bernstein, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025 Those deeper benefits were clearly on the minds of City Council members and the committee that birthed the Wave in the late 1980s and early 1990s, when plans were drawn up. Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025 The amendments provided the legal grounds for Common Cause to sue the state over its 2012 congressional map and a subsequent map it was ordered to redraw, ultimately leading to the court approving a congressional map in 2015 drawn up by Common Cause and the League of Women Voters. Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025 The repayment agreements are drawn up by attorneys for the housing authority and are not typically reviewed by judges, according to Barbara Cardone, a spokesperson for the Maine Judicial Branch. Sawyer Loftus, ProPublica, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawn up
Verb
  • That’s why Marino would like more people to be aware of MASH and get checked for it.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Whether the fix is as simple as changing a medication or as involved as having a medical procedure to open the prostate channel, getting checked early makes all the difference.
    Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The president has ordered flags lowered to half-staff until Sunday night to honor Kirk.
    Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The flag has been ordered to half-staff following major tragedies, such as the September 11 Attacks and the 2012 Newtown school shooting.
    James Powel, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The rover’s science instruments found that the formation’s sedimentary rocks are composed of clay and silt, which, on Earth, are excellent preservers of past microbial life.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Nine Inch Nails composed the soundtrack.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That alone is amazing, said Timbrook, Depue and a representative for the soft body armor vest that stopped a bullet from piercing the officer’s chest.
    Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Clearly, when the justice reform was stopped was one point in time, in [20]21.
    Leila Fadel, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Fyre Festival, held in 2017 and organized by Billy McFarland alongside rapper Ja Rule, was billed as a luxury music festival held in the Bahamas.
    Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The fund-raising effort organized by the Wrexham Police football team for Lexi has brought some good news to the young girl’s mother, Rebecca Collins, and family.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) pressed ahead with its assault on Gaza City, the Israeli Air Force prepared for what would be the first-ever Israeli strike on a Gulf Arab nation.
    Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
  • As the Nepali population prepared for a possible nationwide internet blackout following the social media ban, users began recommending Bitchat across platforms like Reddit.
    Javier Bastardo, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Her mother, who had worked as a waitress but stayed at home after her husband’s death, encouraged her interests.
    Clare Malone, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • This time, the bar stayed and Duplantis had his 14th world record.
    Zack Pierce, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Microsoft Teams app on a laptop arranged in New York, US, on Tuesday, June 25, 2024.
    Ryan Browne, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The three-petal footprint arranged in a Y-shape isn’t just for aesthetic purposes.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Drawn up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawn%20up. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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