DREW IN Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

drew in

verb

past tense of draw in

as in persuaded

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Instead, Newcastle have persuaded a player with world-class potential to stay long term.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Like Shylock, Kaftan is persuaded by a Gentile into making an unwise and ultimately dangerous investment.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of persuaded

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Caleb’s reputation Until now, Caleb has enjoyed a reputation as a hard-luck farmboy who was led on by Kenzie and never got a fair shake in the villa.

— Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026
Jason Henry | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Meta settlement came just over a week into a federal trial in Oakland, California, that was co-led on the plaintiff side by California AG Rob Bonta.

— Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of led on

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There are songs for each segment, which include Goofy cleaning up, a dark turn with Daisy in a power outage and snowed-in Pluto.

— Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
The insulation from the ceiling snowed down onto virtually every part of the building — exhibits, artifacts, galleries and display cases.

— Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026

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Twenty-four centuries later, Jonathan Franzen destroyed his laptop’s Ethernet port so he wouldn’t be tempted to go online.

— Meghan O’Gieblyn, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
You might be tempted to label it pull-quote hyperbole had the Oscar-winning documentarian put this particular testimonial near the beginning of his two-part, four-hour movie.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of tempted

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Detectives started looking into Conahan in 1996 after a man in prison for stealing Conahan’s car claimed that Conahan had lured him to a remote area and offered to pay him to pose for nude photos.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
Giu pays Father Joe a visit and gets infected with the same virus after being lured into the confession box.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2026

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