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to make complete use of
I drew down my bank account just paying for tuition
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Recent Examples of drew down
The higher benefits drew down the fund, and when the Great Recession struck six years later, rapidly expanding unemployment, the sudden spike in payouts forced the state to borrow about $10 billion from the federal government.
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
The higher benefits drew down the fund, and when the Great Recession struck six years later, rapidly expanding unemployment, the sudden spike in payouts forced the state to borrow about $10 billion from the federal government.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
Between the latter date and the end of March, a further £15m was paid back, but the club also drew down an extra £60m on the facility in that period.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Brussels also sought to smooth ties with Washington, finalizing a transatlantic trade deal even as the US drew down its troop presence in Europe.
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 22 May 2026
Away from Big Oil's headline beats, Clark Williams-Derry, analyst at energy think tank IEEFA, saidthat energy giants took on significant short-term debt and drew down their cash reserves in the first quarter.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 12 May 2026
Sat shuddering in my seat as the lights drew down.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2026
Levi’s, too, drew down on sales, selling 82 percent of jeans at promotional rates this year compared with 90 percent last year.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 9 Dec. 2025
Dan Walters, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
The higher benefits drew down the fund, and when the Great Recession struck six years later, rapidly expanding unemployment, the sudden spike in payouts forced the state to borrow about $10 billion from the federal government.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
Between the latter date and the end of March, a further £15m was paid back, but the club also drew down an extra £60m on the facility in that period.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Brussels also sought to smooth ties with Washington, finalizing a transatlantic trade deal even as the US drew down its troop presence in Europe.
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 22 May 2026
Away from Big Oil's headline beats, Clark Williams-Derry, analyst at energy think tank IEEFA, saidthat energy giants took on significant short-term debt and drew down their cash reserves in the first quarter.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 12 May 2026
Sat shuddering in my seat as the lights drew down.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2026
Levi’s, too, drew down on sales, selling 82 percent of jeans at promotional rates this year compared with 90 percent last year.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 9 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drew down
Verb
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Toomey spent an afternoon with Hulst in his final weeks.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Crow and Creepy, the call signs of two soldiers from the 24th Mechanized Brigade, have spent 344 and 334 days respectively, non-stop, in frontline dugouts.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
Verb
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That would leave the US emergency oil reserve with the least amount of oil since the early 1980s, when the economy was smaller and consumed less energy.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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These microscopic structures accelerate the chemical breakdown without being consumed by the reaction.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
Verb
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After years of relying on mining, a relatively poor economy that was eventually exhausted, the island turned to tourism.—
Valentina Di Donato,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Jurors exhausted after emotional trial Jurors appeared emotionally exhausted after the verdict.—
Jennifer McLogan,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
Verb
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Tied with Charley Hull, Gaby Lopez and In Gee Chun at seven under, Korda drained a birdie on 17 to take the lead before her par putt of 18 curled into the hole.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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The Glen Canyon Institute and canyon activists for years have argued that Lake Powell should be drained and the Colorado River allowed to again flow freely through Glen Canyon.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
Verb
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Like everything else that works here, Brie’s performance wrests the last scraps of freshness from a mode of filmmaking this movie knows is played out, but doesn’t have the particular strength to reinvent.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
2 June 2026
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This is the fourth consecutive spring that some version of this scene has played out on Chicago’s lakefront.—
Desmon Yancy,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
Verb
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The Sagamore was reduced to ashes twice before its final form was constructed in the 1920s (hopefully the third time’s a charm).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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Similarly, following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the European Union created regulations that sharply reduced its dependence on natural gas in favor of renewable sources.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
Verb
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What likely happened, the team explains, is that the planet spiraled inwards towards the star, became orbitally unstable, and was eventually absorbed.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
6 June 2026
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Renwick’s belief that athleticwear designers were for too long a time absorbed in making men’s lives easier — and efforts to reverse this pattern by turning its gaze towards women — completely revolutionized the industry, which is why the brand is a no-brainer addition to this article.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
Verb
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Bouts of illness and small knocks to players such as rookie Gabriela Jaquez have forced the Sky to sign emergency replacement players and lean heavily on development players such as Aicha Coulibaly, who already has used up half of her eligible games for the Sky.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
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Called me barren and used up and all that.—
Jamil Jan Kochai,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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“Drew down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drew%20down. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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