DREW IN Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

drew in

verb

past tense of draw in

as in persuaded

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Colbert’s horse was persuaded to piaffe—to trot in place, knees up, in a way that’s required in advanced dressage competitions.

— Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
In complex markets, buyers are rarely persuaded by product claims alone.

— Saul Marquez, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of persuaded

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Caleb’s reputation Until now, Caleb has enjoyed a reputation as a hard-luck farmboy who was led on by Kenzie and never got a fair shake in the villa.

— Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026
Jason Henry | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Meta settlement came just over a week into a federal trial in Oakland, California, that was co-led on the plaintiff side by California AG Rob Bonta.

— Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of led on

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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
The insulation from the ceiling snowed down onto virtually every part of the building — exhibits, artifacts, galleries and display cases.

— Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026

Definition of snowed

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Twenty-four centuries later, Jonathan Franzen destroyed his laptop’s Ethernet port so he wouldn’t be tempted to go online.

— Meghan O’Gieblyn, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
You might be tempted to label it pull-quote hyperbole had the Oscar-winning documentarian put this particular testimonial near the beginning of his two-part, four-hour movie.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of tempted

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Or maybe he was lured into his thoughtless comments because of the jocularity inside that room full of reporters.

— Candace Buckner, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Voight’s trio became an industry conduit to Trump, pitching the president on ways to stem the flow of production overseas as it was lured by increasingly attractive tax credits.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of lured

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