draws in

verb

present tense third-person singular of draw in
as in leads on

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for draws in
  1. leads on
  2. persuades
  3. seduces
  4. snows
  5. lures
  6. betrays
Verb
  • Fable 5 leads on benchmarks and on testing by AI experts.
    — Paul Baier, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • Egypt leads on the scoreboard, however, and is 45 minutes away from its first win ever at the World Cup.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 16 June 2026
Definition of leads on
Verb
  • DeVoto persuades an editor at Houghton Mifflin to offer them a contract; when Houghton Mifflin eventually rejects the manuscript, DeVoto gets Knopf interested.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
  • Your warmth persuades when details sparkle today.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2026
Definition of persuades
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  • In the video, then-23-year-old Gugino plays a young woman who, after her rock star boyfriend cheats on her with her best friend, seduces an artist painting her portrait.
    — Scott Huver, PEOPLE, 12 July 2026
  • With its winning trifecta of sandy beaches, boutique hotels, and unpretentious tavernas, the Greek island of Milos seduces couples, water lovers, and gastronomes alike.
    — Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2026
Definition of seduces
Verb
  • This is fairly normal for March and April snows there, Hurley says.
    — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Immaculate snows that fall over a table go on falling anecdotally forever.
    — Hua Xi, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Definition of snows
Verb
  • Filming the sequence where Circe lures the soldiers to her cabin, drugs them and then transforms them into swine using her bare hands was a thrill.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 18 July 2026
  • The tour started Tuesday in the western Pennsylvania town of Greensburg — once the hub of a thriving coal industry that now lures visitors from nearby Pittsburgh for highland recreation and a historic downtown.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
Definition of lures
Verb
  • And there's a saying in America, if someone betrays you, you've been sold down the river.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • The anxiety that expanding representation will displace Lincoln or Washington betrays a curious fragility.
    — The Atlantic, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026
Definition of betrays
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