DRAWS UP Synonyms: 147 Similar and Opposite Words

draws up

verb

present tense third-person singular of draw up

as in stops

to bring (something) to a standstill he drew up his horse outside the tavern

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as in classifies

to put into a particular arrangement drew up the troops into a line along the ridge

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as in prepares

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 draws up Now a salesperson can type in what a customer wants, such as products, quantities, delivery options and available discounts, and Roadrunner’s multi-agentic system draws up a customer quote in minutes. — Richard Nieva, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 Each electric arc furnace used in steelmaking has an operating power load between 40 and 200 megawatts, and the entire US steel industry draws up to 11 gigawatts of power at peak production across all facilities. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026

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Former Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins hurls a deep ball toward Jefferson in double coverage, and McCardell stops the play.

— Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Newsom’s moratorium stops the state from carrying out those sentences.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

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In 2021, researchers analyzing EPA compliance data found that 17 of Puerto Rico’s 78 municipalities had systems the agency classifies as serious violators.

— Ivis García, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026
Additionally, the state of Illinois recently passed a bill, SB3484, that classifies and regulates micromobility devices such as e-scooters.

— Narmeen Khan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

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The agreement covers up to 50% of Loviisa’s capacity and comes as Google prepares to invest €13 billion ($15 billion) in data centers and supporting infrastructure in Finland during 2027 and 2028.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026
Having celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2025, Riot Fest prepares for its 11th year in Douglass Park with a few subtle differences.

— Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of prepares

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Boone’s Tyler Dicko halts a promising Jones drive with an interception near the 30 as Jones’ Peyton Carroll scrambled out of the pocket searching for a receiver.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
An Amazon cargo plane crashed at Miami International Airport Sunday afternoon, causing a full ground stop that halts all flights.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2026

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But that’s also more or less the premise of this supposedly final installment of the rebooted franchise, which arranges another multiplayer safari of joystick slapstick for the Rock, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, and Karen Gillan.

— A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
And the concierge arranges virtually anything your heart desires, whether that's a private bike tour around the beaches of the Kennebunks, a hot air balloon ride, a cooking class, or a private dinner in the restaurant's wine cellar.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of arranges

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The man composes his responses with the help of a manual that instructs him on which incoming string of Chinese characters should be answered with which other string of Chinese characters.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026
Agent authority composes dynamically.

— Harsh Singhal, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

Definition of composes

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White House orders review of wolf protections The local concerns come as the federal government is reconsidering protections for wolves nationwide.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Sampson orders Springfield, his security man, to find that same chemist Reacher is seeking and thus to find Reacher.

— Chris Klimek, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026

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