as in drained
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely
drew off the fat from the top of the drippings
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Sami Whitcomb sent the game to overtime with a late 3-pointer, Kahleah Copper drained one in overtime, and the Phoenix Mercury escaped Target Center with an 89-83 win to even the best-of-five series at a game apiece.—
Mike Cook,
Twin Cities,
24 Sep. 2025 -
My phone battery drained 16% in a 30-minute workout with Smart View enabled.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
23 Sep. 2025
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But with the ballpark field sitting nearly two dozen feet below a rising sea level, officials have pumped groundwater that seeps up around the stadium grounds, diverting it into Damon Slough.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
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Tennessee automakers General Motors, Volkswagen, Ford and Nissan have all pumped capital into the state’s economy, betting that EV popularity will take off.—
Stuart Dyos,
Nashville Tennessean,
20 Sep. 2025
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Don’t get sucked into an argument.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
24 Sep. 2025
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This process sucked carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.—
Chris Impey,
The Conversation,
23 Sep. 2025
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The then-Republican gubernatorial nominee tapped into parents’ newfound concerns about what their children were being taught in the classroom after being exposed to their children’s school curricula during the pandemic lockdowns.—
Julia Manchester,
The Hill,
28 Sep. 2025
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Both were from similar actions, where Paintsil tapped in a cut-back pass that nobody on Sporting’s back line anticipated.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Drew (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drew%20%28off%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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