DREW IN Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

drew in

verb

past tense of draw in

as in persuaded

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When Milstein persuaded Levshunov and his mother, Inna, that Levshunov could be an NHL player and his best path was in North America, Milstein hoped Levshunov would meet those expectations.

— Scott Powers, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Dozens of officers were at the event, and at least one saw a 15-year-old suspect firing into a crowd and quickly persuaded him to surrender, according to court documents.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026

Definition of persuaded

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Morgan Stanley and Bank of America topped the list of athlete-heavy employers; Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase led on overall Ivy League hiring.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
On a night with smoke in the air from Canadian wildfires, New York led on an unearned run against Roki Sasaki in the fourth.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 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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Tariq, a journalism major, had been lured to a fake address while delivering pizzas before he was confronted by a group of teenage gang members.

— Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
The region in southwest France is replete with vacation spots for tourists lured by soft-sand beaches, winemaking châteaux, some of France's largest pine forests and the historic city of Bordeaux, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026

Definition of lured

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