1
as in stopped
to bring (something) to a standstill
he drew up his horse outside the tavern
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2
as in classified
to put into a particular arrangement
drew up the troops into a line along the ridge
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as in prepared
to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form
draw up a proposal and submit it to the committee for approval
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Recent Examples of drew up
After a timeout, the Tigers drew up a look for sharpshooter Jacob Crews, the Southeastern Conference’s 3-point leader, who drained it to give Mizzou a 72-71 lead with 18 seconds left.
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Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 20 Jan. 2026
The team huddled on the field, and the coach drew up a quarterback draw.
—Alanis Thames, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
There’s no way that’s what Mark Pope drew up, right?
—Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Defensive coordinator Jesse Minter drew up two first-quarter looks that sent completely unblocked rushers at Nix, and the Chargers twisted Denver’s offensive line around multiple times with exotic blitzes that sent rushers looping around to opposite gaps.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Richard Simon and Max Schuster met with Lowell, then drew up plans to publish her memoir.
—Michael Waters, New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2026
Slow Food International’s collaboration with Visit Sacramento drew up to 165,000 people to SAFE Convention Center for three days of insightful panels, food and drink tastings and live music.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 1 Jan. 2026
But Heat coach Erik Spoelstra drew up the perfect inbounds pass, as Andrew Wiggins used a back screen from Davion Mitchell and cut open to the basket.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2025
In his final months in office, Biden’s administration drew up sprawling rules for exporting advanced computer chips used to develop AI systems.
—Byron Tau, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 20 Jan. 2026
The team huddled on the field, and the coach drew up a quarterback draw.
—Alanis Thames, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
There’s no way that’s what Mark Pope drew up, right?
—Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Defensive coordinator Jesse Minter drew up two first-quarter looks that sent completely unblocked rushers at Nix, and the Chargers twisted Denver’s offensive line around multiple times with exotic blitzes that sent rushers looping around to opposite gaps.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Richard Simon and Max Schuster met with Lowell, then drew up plans to publish her memoir.
—Michael Waters, New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2026
Slow Food International’s collaboration with Visit Sacramento drew up to 165,000 people to SAFE Convention Center for three days of insightful panels, food and drink tastings and live music.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 1 Jan. 2026
But Heat coach Erik Spoelstra drew up the perfect inbounds pass, as Andrew Wiggins used a back screen from Davion Mitchell and cut open to the basket.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2025
In his final months in office, Biden’s administration drew up sprawling rules for exporting advanced computer chips used to develop AI systems.
—Byron Tau, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drew up
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Ross, who was one of several federal agents involved in the arrest, initially drew his service weapon, but holstered the gun after Muñoz-Guatemala stopped his car and raised his hands, according to the affidavit.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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Braddy stopped the car, got Quantisha back inside, and put Shandelle in the trunk, before driving for 30 to 45 minutes.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Solis and Bridgeman maintain that the administration’s actions were unlawful whether they would be classified as a war crime or not.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026
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At the time, the economy contracted, companies were laying people off, the stock market dropped sharply, and our lab was shut down as we weren’t classified as essential workers.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Jan. 2026
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Bloom also appointed a coach prepared to operate within the framework of the recruitment structure.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Area shelters received food that had already been prepared before the postponement in Milwaukee.—
Mike Fore,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The last time a male contraceptive drug got that far was in 2011, when a trial of hormonal injections had to be halted over safety concerns.—
Ana Castelain,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Yad Vashem reported that the murder of Vilna’s Jews halted temporarily in 1941.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
27 Jan. 2026
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Afterward, Ruis stripped Yates’ body and arranged it to resemble Jesus’ crucifixion.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
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The dealer the men had allegedly arranged to meet with was working undercover for the FBI.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
23 Jan. 2026
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The Trefis High Quality (HQ) Portfolio, composed of 30 stocks, has a history of comfortably outperforming its benchmark that includes all three – the S&P 500, S&P mid-cap, and Russell 2000 indices.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Trustees also agreed to form a closed-session subcommittee composed of the four board members present, excluding Becerra from participating.—
Mona Darwish,
Oc Register,
23 Jan. 2026
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In 2021, further south in Tulum, two tourists — one a California travel blogger born in India and a German national — were killed when they apparently were caught in the crossfire of a gunfight between rival drug dea.—
Janay Reece,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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One rarely gains a sense of what people look like (beyond the son’s bulky physique and shambling movements, in which the mother ‘caught a flash of her brother’).—
Dan Sheehan,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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It was organized by the New York Immigration Coalition.—
Ali Bauman,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Her brother shaved his head alongside her, while friends organized care packages, drove her to sessions and offered constant encouragement.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Drew up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drew%20up. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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