drew down

past tense of draw down

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for drew down
Verb
  • The wild card here is Mateychuk, who got his feet wet in 45 games as a 20-year-old last season and even spent some time in the top four.
    Harman Dayal, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • After two cycles in which pro-Israel groups spent heavily against left-wing candidates, insurgent Democrats believe the mood has changed.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Freeman notes that Dominion Energy South Carolina recommends washing full loads with cold water, as water heating can represent up to 80% of the energy consumed during a wash cycle.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Linebackers Marist Liufau and Shemar James have consumed the snaps that once belonged to Damone Clark.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Maeve ends up turning Sam into the police, exhausted, dejected, and utterly defeated.
    Grace Byron, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
  • They were done at the start, exhausted and weighed down by meaning and history.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Tubs are available to rent by the hour and are fully drained and sanitized between uses.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
  • For places where water can’t be drained, like ponds and fountains, use mosquito dunks or bits that contain bacillus thuringiensis israelensis, BTI, a naturally occurring bacterium that kills mosquito larvae but is harmless to pets, birds and other wildlife.
    Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Victor’s Botafogo team-mate Cuiabano — a 22-year-old left-back or winger who was undergoing his medical as a frustrating afternoon played out — is expected to be confirmed as summer signing number 10 today.
    Paul Taylor, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The extraordinary drama played out overnight on a holiday weekend and vaulted from tarmacs in Texas to a courtroom in Washington.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In return, the US has reduced tariffs on Japanese goods, including cars, to a baseline of 15%.
    Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
  • All spending was re-evaluated, vendor contracts renegotiated, staffing reduced and space consolidated to save maintenance costs.
    Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Definitely used up all my thrift luck with this one.
    Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Misa Arashi had already used up her one meeting to see her best friend.
    Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The angry mob looted the homes of customs agents, harassed those agents’ families, and even burned a small pleasure boat belonging to one unfortunate tax collector on the Common.
    Time, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
  • People shot bullets through the windows of the Liuzzo family home, dumped garbage on their lawn, sent them a photo of their slain mother, and burned a wooden cross in front of their home.
    Emma George-Griffin, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Drew down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drew%20down. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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