as in drained
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely
drew off the fat from the top of the drippings
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Wastewater and bilge drained into the bay.—
Steven Rosenfeld,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025 -
This Jasmine Crockett seems drained.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
5 Sep. 2025
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In the blurred aftermath of his suicide attempt, Rhonda paced a hospital corridor near their Las Vegas home as doctors pumped her son’s stomach.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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Some of that tainted groundwater also is being pumped back to the plant for cooling before being released into White River.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
5 Aug. 2025
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Eugene Domingo stars as Mauricia, a disrespected restaurant worker who, while watching soap operas one night, gets sucked through her TV screen into a training academy for villains.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
5 Sep. 2025
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While flying a shuttlecraft, she gets sucked into a wormhole and crashes onto a barren moon.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Shoppers have tapped them to light kitchen pantries, coffee nooks, linen closets, and more, and two-packs of these handy lights are only $10 at Amazon.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Sep. 2025
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GloRilla tapped into her preppy side in a plaid bustier dress, matching jacket and a hot pink Versace bucket bag.—
Jackie Fields,
PEOPLE,
8 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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