draws down

present tense third-person singular of draw down

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for draws down
Verb
  • North Carolina spends less on mental health and offers less access to care than most states — a gap highlighted after a woman was fatally stabbed on Charlotte’s Blue Line by a man with an alleged history of mental illness.
    Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
  • About 1 in 3 renters in the Los Angeles metro area spends 50% or more of their post-tax household income on rent.
    Stan Oklobdzija, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Spotify users will be able to set lossless audio listening — which consumes more bandwidth — for Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity, as well as downloads for offline listening.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Having no modules between cell and pack consumes less space and improves energy density.
    James Morris, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Reopening is dependent on how well the area drains.
    Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Put It Into Practice Be specific about your current situation, including what energizes and drains you.
    Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The whole ordeal exhausts the mother turtle.
    Taylor Hagood, Sun Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2025
  • The idea of festivals just exhausts me.
    Meg Zukin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The chapter plays out almost like an extended scene out of a Mike Leigh film.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
  • In Indonesia, that competition plays out in the clearest terms.
    Lela London, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Encouraging young adults to take on progressively larger responsibilities — whether through part-time work, volunteering or managing household duties — builds competence and reduces fear.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • This reduces the chance that graphic or violent content slips into your feed.
    Annie Margaret, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This type of fiber absorbs water, helping stool to pass through the digestive system.
    Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2025
  • This results because Earth's atmosphere absorbs relatively short wavelengths of light, letting only the longer-wavelength reddish hues through to paint the lunar surface.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Theirs was a life together cut off in its infancy, but still the flame burns bright.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The spark becomes a blaze, and trust between citizens and the military burns with it.
    Eric Chastain, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Draws down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/draws%20down. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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