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as in caused
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
the general's imprudent remarks drew on a public rebuke by the secretary of defense
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as in came
to come near or nearer
night draws on, so we should hurry home
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Recent Examples of drew on
To determine the rankings, GOBankingRates drew on data from several sources, including Zillow, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the Federal Reserve, and weighted the rankings to produce an overall score that reflects both affordability and livability.
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Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2025
Lockhart said Patterson’s paintings drew on her experiences on visits to Ireland’s Aran Islands between 1960 and 1989 and captured the quiet moments of individual lives.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
Takehiro Hira, who plays a workaholic with a void in his life, drew on his own experience as a student abroad.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
The topic of the SEC’s historic 2024-25 season that culminated with 14 of the league’s 16 teams competing in the NCAA Tournament and Florida winning the NCAA championship was something Gates drew on as part of the system that allowed for the major jump in wins.
—Joseph Pastilha, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2025
But Noyes and her husband also drew on Italy and the South of France as touchpoints for design and decor.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2025
Union Berlin and Hamburg drew on Sunday.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
The research also drew on collaborations with the CREST Lab and Wang Lab at the University of Washington.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
But, as time drew on, Cola grew in confidence and learned how to adapt to life on two legs.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2025
Lockhart said Patterson’s paintings drew on her experiences on visits to Ireland’s Aran Islands between 1960 and 1989 and captured the quiet moments of individual lives.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
Takehiro Hira, who plays a workaholic with a void in his life, drew on his own experience as a student abroad.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
The topic of the SEC’s historic 2024-25 season that culminated with 14 of the league’s 16 teams competing in the NCAA Tournament and Florida winning the NCAA championship was something Gates drew on as part of the system that allowed for the major jump in wins.
—Joseph Pastilha, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2025
But Noyes and her husband also drew on Italy and the South of France as touchpoints for design and decor.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2025
Union Berlin and Hamburg drew on Sunday.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
The research also drew on collaborations with the CREST Lab and Wang Lab at the University of Washington.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
But, as time drew on, Cola grew in confidence and learned how to adapt to life on two legs.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drew on
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Crews were already stretched thin battling the Palisades fire when 90-mile-per-hour winds grounded aircraft and caused the blaze to explode.—
Sarah Alegre,
FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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By March 2024, the state had already spent $3 million reimbursing ranchers for damages caused by wolves throughout the northern part of the state, as well as the cost of investing in nonlethal deterrents to keep them away, such as fencing, flags and other methods.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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Robert Gleason, lead of parent advisory at the Rady Gender Clinic, noted that San Diego’s only medical center dedicated to serving children and adolescents created the resource only a decade ago and only after many years of advocacy from families.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Jan. 2026
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By combining simple materials with smart engineering, MIT researchers created a tool that could save lives without lingering in the body.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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One consistent critique that came up was the repurposing and reallocating of positions, namely, paraeducators, especially the ones who help high school science classes.—
Dennis Valera,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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Workforce development and readiness came up several times during the event, as various speakers said the state needs to do something about recent declines in the labor force.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
30 Jan. 2026
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Starmer has brought a delegation of nearly 60 British business executives and organization leaders on this trip.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Another lawsuit brought by detainees in federal court in Fort Myers argued that immigration was a federal issue, and Florida agencies and private contractors hired by the state had no authority to operate the facility under federal law.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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The return of his body closed a painful chapter for the country and cleared the way for the next and more challenging phase of the ceasefire, which calls for deploying an international security force, disarming Hamas, pulling back Israeli soldiers and rebuilding Gaza.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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China had closed its borders during the Covid-19 pandemic and only reopened them in earnest in early 2023.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Amber*, a digital marketing manager for a restaurant group, generated several million dollars in revenue through online promotions her first two years on the job.—
Chris Lipp,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Yet the primary data required for compliance—fiber origin, material composition, chemical inputs—are generated and held upstream by suppliers and processors.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
28 Jan. 2026
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During their initial investigation, police found that two men approached the home's front door.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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The teen was playing basketball at the park when he was approached by a group of young adults, who asked the teen if he was affiliated with a gang and tried to start a fight, police said.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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