DREW IN Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

drew in

verb

past tense of draw in

as in persuaded

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Sand has already persuaded enough Iowans to try on a different political label, which is a big get, in and of itself.

— Anna Rahmanan, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Nov. 2026
Shimamura persuaded a producer, Shūji Abe, to put up enough money for preproduction, and Yamazaki to begin scouting locations and even holding auditions in Australia.

— Matt Alt, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of persuaded

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One morning we were led on a silent hike with another couple and a leader that involved sun salutations to the actual rising sun.

— Kate Berlant, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
The hosts came into the second half with a new surge of energy to put their opponents away, led on both ends of the floor by Jordin Canada and DeWanna Bonner.

— Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of led on

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But some pieces of entertainment just have a certain seasonal quality to them, like Jaws (1975) and Do the Right Thing (1989) during the dog days of summer, or The Shining (1980) and Elf (2003) in the snowed-in winter.

— Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2026
There are songs for each segment, which include Goofy cleaning up, a dark turn with Daisy in a power outage and snowed-in Pluto.

— Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026

Definition of snowed

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Snyder already had decided to shoot nothing smaller than a six-pointer for the first five days of the season but he was tempted to take the spike.

— Rich LaRocco, Outdoor Life, 2 Nov. 2026
Skip the newish teriyaki burritos, and run, don’t walk, to the short ribs teriyaki, so smoky and tender that you might almost be tempted to bypass the chicken altogether.

— Allecia Vermillion, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of tempted

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Other firms were getting lured into the project, blinded to its dangers by the promise of huge profits.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Nov. 2026
Two people are facing charges after authorities say an 81-year-old Delaware man was lured to a home in Elkton, Maryland, where he was tortured, assaulted and robbed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of lured

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