DREW ON Synonyms: 138 Similar and Opposite Words

drew on

verb

past tense of draw on

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 The December 2025 study behind the platform drew on more than 21,000 online interviews across the four new markets, measuring awareness, likeability and purchase intent for approximately 200 titles spanning anime, gaming, film, television, sports, music and creators. —

Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 June 2026 Rarely translated into English, but revered in Japan for the purity of her classical language and her status as the country’s first professional woman writer, Ichiyo Higuchi drew on her own short life in a poor Tokyo neighbourhood to inspire her work. —

Literary Hub, 28 May 2026 The interiors drew on local textiles, the cabin libraries were chock-full of books on local flora and fauna. —

Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 22 May 2026 Then, after a court ordered another round of redistricting after finding African-American votes were diluted, McBath shifted to a district Republicans drew on the western side of Atlanta. —

Dan Raby, CBS News, 20 May 2026 Her campaign drew on the enduring appeal of Fujimorismo—a political current associated with her father’s rule that combines strong executive leadership, political conservatism, and a hard-line approach to security. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 May 2026 The evaluation covered March 2023 through December 2025 and drew on administrative data and interviews with participants and staff, though researchers said the findings show associations and do not establish cause and effect. —

City News Service, Daily News, 2 May 2026 Robert Bruno, a professor of labor and employment at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign who attended the Aurora event, also drew on history as inspiration for Friday’s rally. —

Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026 Demings drew on his background as a law enforcement officer to explain why. —

Shauna Muckle, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026

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That has caused several groups to propose their own ways to fix the program, including a Washington think tank whose paper proposed capping annual Social Security benefits at $100,000 to shore up the retirement trust fund.

— Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 22 June 2026
Wickens said the blaze was human-caused and remains under investigation.

— Valerie Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2026