as in spent
to make complete use of
I drew down my bank account just paying for tuition
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drew down
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Hammack spent much of her career on Wall Street with Goldman Sachs, latterly serving as co-head of the global financing group and a member of the management committee—and as such still keeps a close eye on financial markets as a barometer of the economy’s health.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025 -
For Holt, the project is a reminder of the value of sound and conversation in journalism after years spent as one of the most recognizable faces in a heavily visual medium.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
29 Sep. 2025
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So many people approach those dark moments and can't get out of them and are consumed by them.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Republicans have opposed public funding for meals consumed by students whose families can afford to pay for the food.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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He was obviously exhausted from his ordeal.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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These alerts are only activated after all other conventional law enforcement methods have been exhausted, DPS officials said.—
Stephanie Innes,
AZCentral.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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The number of hopeful Gator fans left in The Swamp had drained precipitously in past weeks.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
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Some can feel lifted by this, but others might push themselves too far and end up drained.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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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
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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
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But a House Fiscal Agency report shows that total artificially reduced by the way billions in federal funding is accounted for, by moving Medicaid money to contingency funds where they are not included in the budget total.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the federal spending on Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP — another priority for Democrats — will be reduced by more than $1 trillion over the next decade as a result of provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Misa Arashi had already used up her one meeting to see her best friend.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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VO2 max, which tests the maximum amount of oxygen used up during exercise, typically declines with age.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
1 Oct. 2025
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In the late 1800s, three major fires happened on the block, and the last one burned all the way through what’s now Buzzard Roost.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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As the brownie baked, the edges of the parchment burned and the peanut butter toasted.—
Aisha Muharrar,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
2 Oct. 2025
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