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as in pulled
to cause to follow by applying steady force on
draw a chair up to the fire and sit with us
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3
as in described
to give a representation or account of in words
a writer who draws characters with lifelike clarity
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as in earned
to receive as return for effort
draws a hefty weekly salary
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as in removed
to take away from a place or position
draw her aside so we can ask a quick question
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as in cleaned
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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as in pounded
to shape with a hammer
drew the metal into a thin sheet by pounding it
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Recent Examples of drew
That retelling of the last 12 hours of Jesus Christ’s life drew inspiration from the New Testament of the Bible and Anne Catherine Emmerich’s The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Smith drew parallels with IBM’s sale of computing gear to Nazi Germany, which has been well documented by historians.
—Byron Tau, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
To achieve this breakthrough, the team drew inspiration from an unlikely source – the elephant’s trunk.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
The episode comes shortly after the Slovenian performer drew criticism from former DWTS pros Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd, who called Ravnik’s casting on the show into question on a recent episode of the latter’s The Penthouse With Peta podcast.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
Wednesday’s decision drew two dissents; one from Fed Governor Stephen Miran, who backed a larger, half-point cut; and another from Kansas City Fed President Jeffrey Schmid, who preferred to hold borrowing costs steady.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Gilgeous-Alexander drew a foul on Durant, who was playing tight defense, on the Thunder’s final possession.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2025
That trip drew a complaint to the Secretary of State alleging lobbying, ethics and charitable solicitation violations.
—Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2025
As the White House pursues immigration crackdowns in Democrat-run cities, viral videos made by some pro-Trump influencers recently drew attention to the Canal Street vendors, and local businesses have called for more police presence there.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Smith drew parallels with IBM’s sale of computing gear to Nazi Germany, which has been well documented by historians.
—Byron Tau, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
To achieve this breakthrough, the team drew inspiration from an unlikely source – the elephant’s trunk.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
The episode comes shortly after the Slovenian performer drew criticism from former DWTS pros Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd, who called Ravnik’s casting on the show into question on a recent episode of the latter’s The Penthouse With Peta podcast.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
Wednesday’s decision drew two dissents; one from Fed Governor Stephen Miran, who backed a larger, half-point cut; and another from Kansas City Fed President Jeffrey Schmid, who preferred to hold borrowing costs steady.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Gilgeous-Alexander drew a foul on Durant, who was playing tight defense, on the Thunder’s final possession.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2025
That trip drew a complaint to the Secretary of State alleging lobbying, ethics and charitable solicitation violations.
—Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2025
As the White House pursues immigration crackdowns in Democrat-run cities, viral videos made by some pro-Trump influencers recently drew attention to the Canal Street vendors, and local businesses have called for more police presence there.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drew
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Ghost chips The Honda NSX car is pictured at the Tokyo Motor Show in Tokyo.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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The women are pictured with, or without, veils and against the backdrop of Baroque and modern churches.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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Hot dishes pulled from the oven should never be put directly into cold water, and any glass pans pulled from the refrigerator for reheating should be brought to room temperature before heating.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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Photos taken of Kitzing at the time of their arrest in 1936 show them in feminine dress, with long hair pulled back, wearing a fur coat and a hat.—
Kate Sosin,
Them.,
31 Oct. 2025
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In his Challenger work alone, Haeckel described over 4,000 new radiolarian species.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Usiripalli is described as an Indian national who was previously in the United States on a student visa.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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This Navfalcon Hidden Camera Detector has earned a permanent spot in my travel bag; this gadget picks up the radio frequency (RF) signals that are emitted by cameras and alerts you when these wireless signals have been detected.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Oct. 2025
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Dylan, Olivia and Karagach's performance earned them 36/40 from the judges and plenty of high praise.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Disney content, including channels like ABC and ESPN, was removed from Google’s YouTube TV overnight after the two companies failed to renew a streaming contract.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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The left rear seat, on the other hand, is somewhat different; the designers have removed the traditional front passenger seat, giving the passenger lots of space to stretch out in first-class aircraft style.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
31 Oct. 2025
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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto stayed back and cleaned the team's dugout after pitching a complete game and 105 pitches in World Series Game 2.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Desrivieres cleaned it up with a shot that was helped in with the right-side post to put Boston International (15-0-2) up 1-0 in the 24th minute.—
Brian Roach,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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Thomas was pounded by two Tustin defenders on a run to the left as Thomas tried to get into the end zone.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
24 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, Ukraine is being pounded by a barrage of Russian strikes across the country, including a drone strike on a kindergarten in its second-largest city, Kharkiv.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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It was sketched out on a piece of paper and tucked into her grandmother's Bible.—
Molly Davis,
Nashville Tennessean,
15 Oct. 2025
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Kelsey, who was adopted as an infant, sketched out the design for her boxes on an airplane napkin.—
Alana Semuels,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Drew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drew. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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