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as in caused
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
the general's imprudent remarks drew on a public rebuke by the secretary of defense
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as in came
to come near or nearer
night draws on, so we should hurry home
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Recent Examples of drew on
Union Berlin and Hamburg drew on Sunday.
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
The research also drew on collaborations with the CREST Lab and Wang Lab at the University of Washington.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
But, as time drew on, Cola grew in confidence and learned how to adapt to life on two legs.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
The following pivot to event curation happened organically, and drew on everything Zadeh had learned about luxury positioning and brand storytelling.
—Angela Lei, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Doug Field, Ford's chief EV, digital and design officer, drew on the Model-T comparison to tell reporters that the Universal Production and Platforms will deliver affordability and be sustainable similar to how the Model-T served Ford.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Ishizuka-Stephen drew on Nels in her report, and within two years, the NEA rebranded the day around multicultural books and gradually the Cat in the Hat disappeared from Read Across America logos.
—Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
In a large-scale analysis, the researchers drew on genome-wide association study (GWAS) data from 386,533 participants in the UK Biobank, which featured 109,402 with insomnia and 277,131 without.
—New Atlas, 12 Aug. 2025
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
The research also drew on collaborations with the CREST Lab and Wang Lab at the University of Washington.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
But, as time drew on, Cola grew in confidence and learned how to adapt to life on two legs.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
The following pivot to event curation happened organically, and drew on everything Zadeh had learned about luxury positioning and brand storytelling.
—Angela Lei, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Doug Field, Ford's chief EV, digital and design officer, drew on the Model-T comparison to tell reporters that the Universal Production and Platforms will deliver affordability and be sustainable similar to how the Model-T served Ford.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Ishizuka-Stephen drew on Nels in her report, and within two years, the NEA rebranded the day around multicultural books and gradually the Cat in the Hat disappeared from Read Across America logos.
—Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
In a large-scale analysis, the researchers drew on genome-wide association study (GWAS) data from 386,533 participants in the UK Biobank, which featured 109,402 with insomnia and 277,131 without.
—New Atlas, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drew on
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While voting on the bill is unlikely, the provision banning software tools like virtual private networks, or VPNs, has caused concern over potential government overreach in tech spaces.—
Leah Olajide,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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That could be caused by a buildup of dust, dirt and lint on the filter.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Iamaleava created a ritual of sorts on third downs.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Probably the most dangerous part came up when Ben acted as a nanny for baby doll, tasked with taking care of a baby as Detwiler acted to head out for a party.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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Monken, who came up under triple-option guru Paul Johnson at Navy and Georgia Tech, knows where his expertise is.—
Christopher Kamrani,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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The visit brought tens of thousands of visitors to the Royal Oak basilica.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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The role ultimately brought Judge, Altschuler and Krinsky to Silicon Valley and the culture of technologists.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
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Nobody wants to be seen by voters as the cause of a shutdown that will leave many federal workers without pay and some services closed.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Berlin Reuters — The Oktoberfest fairgrounds closed for several hours Wednesday as police conducted a security sweep of the famed beer festival due to a bomb threat by a suspect linked to an explosion across town in northern Munich.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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Read the full Virgo Daily Horoscope This horoscope was generated automatically using information from Sanctuary.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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According to the letters, industrial sludge material generated from the mill's operations had been spread on multiple farm fields in Stella at least since 1996.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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As Combs' sentencing approached, attorneys for the rapper recommended that Subramanian hand down 14 months of prison time.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Initially, Volvo approached German coachbuilder Karmann to build bodies for the sporty new 2+2 coupe, but Volkswagen strongarmed Karmann—prolific supplier of cars like the Karmann Ghia Type 14—threatening to cancel contracts if Karmann got involved with the attractive Swedish upstart.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
3 Oct. 2025
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