DREW UP Synonyms: 147 Similar and Opposite Words

drew up

verb

Definition of drew up next

past tense of draw up

as in stopped

to bring (something) to a standstill he drew up his horse outside the tavern

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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 Brown drew up a play resulting in Brunson getting a clean look to tie the game at a corner three. —

Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026 Steve Meyer of Meyer Design said his company is not the same firm that drew up Park Place. —

Marie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026 Cocurators Marcela Guerrero and Drew Sawyer drew up a list of well over 400 creatives, made studio visits to upwards of 300, and whittled the tally down to 56 individuals, duos, and collectives. —

Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2026 Once upon a time, President Richard Nixon drew up a Super Bowl play for Dolphins coach Don Shula. —

Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026 Head coach Kris Sparre drew up a reenactment of his team captain’s golden goal to begin practice. —

Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 27 Feb. 2026 The Bulldogs drew up a play for Jake Heidbreder, who calmly drained an open 18-footer on the left baseline at the buzzer and was mobbed by students spilling out of the Save Mart Center stands. —

Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026 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. —

Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 20 Jan. 2026 There’s no way that’s what Mark Pope drew up, right? —

Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026

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The threat of Iranian missile and drone attacks has all but stopped tankers carrying oil and gas from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Iran from traveling through the strait, which is bordered in the north by Iran.

— Alex Veiga, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
However, access stopped after airstrikes hit Iran’s major nuclear facilities at Fordow and Natanz.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 9 Mar. 2026