drew (off)

verb

Definition of drew (off)next
past tense of draw (off)
as in drained
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely drew off the fat from the top of the drippings

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drew (off)
  1. drained
  2. pumped
  3. sucked
Verb
  • Like so many baseball executives this time of the year, Harris looked drained.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The missteps left stores understaffed and drained the company of the financial firepower needed to invest in upgrading them.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of drained
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  • In 1996, the building was purchased and $9 million was pumped into it for renovations.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Then there’s Coravin, the wine preservation system that, in its original iteration, used a needle to puncture a bottle’s cork in a way that let wine out and pumped argon gas in to preserve what’s left.
    — Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of pumped
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  • On the bridge, Sam taunts his brother before getting sucked out a hole in the observation window, graphically.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 30 July 2026
  • Often, compositions came from MacLeod watching a YouTube video, thinking the music sucked, then trying to make something more suitable.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026
Definition of sucked
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“Drew (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drew%20%28off%29. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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