draw in
verb
drew in; drawn in; drawing in; draws in
1
a
: to draw to an end
the day drew in
b
: to shorten seasonally
the evenings are already drawing in
2
: to become more cautious or economical
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The buttons, designed by Forest Lake illustrator Randall Peterson, are in a pointillist style, meaning each design is made up of tens of thousands of individual dots drawn in pen.
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Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2025
Opponents of the map argue it was drawn in a way that disenfranchises Black and Hispanic voters.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Dec. 2025
Levi’s will host games in Groups B, D, and J, which were drawn in a farce of a ceremony on Friday.
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Putin participated in the 2018 World Cup draw in Moscow.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
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Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2025
Opponents of the map argue it was drawn in a way that disenfranchises Black and Hispanic voters.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Dec. 2025
Levi’s will host games in Groups B, D, and J, which were drawn in a farce of a ceremony on Friday.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
Putin participated in the 2018 World Cup draw in Moscow.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Draw in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/draw%20in. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.
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