draws 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of draw
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as in pictures
to make a representation of by producing lines on a surface see if you can draw the bowl of fruit

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as in pulls
to cause to follow by applying steady force on draw a chair up to the fire and sit with us

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as in cleans
to take the internal organs out of hated the thought of having to pluck and draw a goose before cooking it

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draws

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noun

plural of draw
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as in ties
a situation in which neither participant in a contest, competition, or struggle comes out ahead of the other the game ended in a draw

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as in tugs
the act or an instance of applying force on something so that it moves in the direction of the force took a draw on his cigarette and immediately started coughing

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Recent Examples of draws
Verb
Hickey and chef-partner Collin Parker work together on a menu that draws Chicagoans near and far, and Hickey’s Bridgeport roots run deep. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026 Across racial and ethnic groups, Paxton draws 59% of white voters, 13% of Black voters and 29% of Hispanic voters, while Talarico draws 37%, 80% and 61% of those same groups, respectively. Natassia Paloma, USA Today, 10 July 2026 Bond auction draws highest yield since 2007 An auction of 30-year Treasury bonds Thursday drew the highest yield in nearly 20 years, underscoring how swelling bond supply is driving investors to demand higher returns from government debt. Bloomberg, Oc Register, 9 July 2026 The first Cotoletta, on Grand Avenue in Coconut Grove, was an immediate hit and still draws lines of diners eager to try the restaurant’s veal Milanese (which not incidentally is the only entree on the menu). Connie Ogle july 9, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026 But a corrective follow-up to a sensational claim rarely draws the same splashy headlines from mainstream outlets. Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 9 July 2026 Plus, the chunky design draws even more attention to your footwear. Kelsey Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026 His firm has successfully navigated the chronically ill EDB certification process many times, and what follows draws heavily on his practical guidance. James Lange, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 Bringing together images made since 2010, the project draws from different moments in his practice and expands ideas first explored in his 2015 photobook Momentary, with new work continuing to be added as the project evolves. Photovogue, Vogue, 3 July 2026
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Curry will be among the biggest draws for the tournament that will look to break last year’s record of 84,321 fans in attendance. Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026 Today, one of it’s biggest draws is the Seawater Spa, home to one of North America's only ocean-fed thalassotherapy experiences. Kate Donnelly, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 For a full look at the competition's main draws, check out the Wimbledon website. Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 7 July 2026 Belgium, meanwhile, finished at the top of their group with one win and two draws and advanced from the round of 32 with a 3-2 win over Senegal. Patricio Chile, ABC News, 6 July 2026 Add in Pérez, second baseman Xavier Edwards, who ranks among the NL’s top 10 in batting average, Liam Hicks, who remains in the top 10 on the RBI leaderboard and Gold Glove utility player Javier Sanoja, and the Marlins have several legitimate draws. Tyler M. Carmona, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026 Today’s match will be the teams’ 42nd competing against each other with the tally being 17 wins for Spain, 18 draws and six wins for Portugal. Ben Church, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 Unbeaten Cape Verde is playing in the World Cup for the first time, advancing to the knockout stages behind three straight draws, two of them clean sheets by Vozinha, the team’s 40-year-old keeper. Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026 There are 21 women’s seeds left and 16 on the men’s side, with four of the top five remaining in both draws. Ava Wallace, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for draws
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  • And Trey pictures his dad still in the third base coach’s box for the Dodgers.
    Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • The Breadwinner star pictures the destination as the culmination of his career, according to a Wall Street Journal profile published on May 15.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
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  • Williams pulls even with Steffi Graf for the most major championships in the Open era, which began in 1968.
    Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • That pulls an internal audit into architecture decisions far earlier than anyone is used to.
    Rahul Bhatia, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
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  • The Anti-Defamation League describes Patriot Front as a white supremacist group.
    Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026
  • Staying home might not readily provide the intoxicating beauty Emerson describes.
    Isabel Fattal, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026
Verb
  • The gateway earns its place where an integration is shared, permissioned, observable or reused across many agents, and buyers should be honest about how much of their tool access clears that bar.
    Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • Currently, a person who earns $184,500 per year pays the same amount in annual Social Security taxes as a person who earns $5 million per year.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026
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  • Laparoscopic excision surgery, in which a specialist carefully removes endometriosis lesions, is widely considered the gold-standard surgical treatment and can improve both pain and fertility outcomes.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • Faster clinical brain imaging The new design removes one of the biggest bottlenecks in conventional computer architecture, where memory and processors are physically separated.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026
Verb
  • Per the outlet, Martin cleans tables and floors, restocks sauces and keeps trays moving to customers.
    Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • Its Turbo Brush is perfect for collecting pet hair, and the Parquet Twister floorhead has a double-swivel joint that gently cleans and maneuvers across hard surfaces.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • Motherhood, sexuality, family, fame… every band member forges her own path in refreshingly disparate ways rarely shown on television.
    Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026
  • There is a tender toxicity to the bond Louis forges with Regina that speaks to the overwhelming heartbreak from which its born.
    Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • From John Fusco, Thunder Road is the multi-generational saga of the fictional Whitlock family, whose legacy in stock car racing is as deep as the family’s ties to the Southern hill country roots that shaped them.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 6 July 2026
  • Fans criticized Swift and Kelce for allowing someone with ICE connections to their wedding, given their Democratic ties.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2026

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“Draws.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/draws. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.

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