as in drained
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely
drew off the fat from the top of the drippings
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Perhaps unsurprisingly, the National Mall fixture has turned an algae green (this often happens after it is drained for maintenance).—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
20 June 2026 -
Rumors swirled that Lachlan and his Scottish country mates — the traveling pep squad known as the Tartan Army — had drained the pub of all its beer on Sunday night.—
Geoff Edgers,
Washington Post,
19 June 2026
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After the pool was resurfaced and water was pumped back in, issues began to arise last week.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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For example, Costco members with the no-annual-fee Costco Anywhere Visa® Card by Citi get 5% back on gas pumped at Costco and 4% at other qualifying gas stations.—
Kelsey Neubauer,
CNBC,
19 June 2026
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He had been sucked out of a cabin on the morning of July 4 as children clutched at his limbs.—
Karen Valby,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
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Experts weighed in — like MythBusters’ Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, who suggested that Superman used the Large Hadron Collider to generate tiny wormholes that sucked the stubble from his face.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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“Drew (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drew%20%28off%29. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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