as in to spend
to make complete use of
I drew down my bank account just paying for tuition
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Recent Examples of draw down
Since then, the United States has drawn down almost half the oil from that reserve to combat price shocks (although a modest refilling has begun).
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Daniel Yergin, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
The memo prompted widespread confusion among advocacy organizations and state officials, some of whom reported error messages when trying to access portals to draw down funds for Medicaid, community health centers and more.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 28 Jan. 2025
Some incoming officials in the Trump administration have suggested drawing down American troop levels in Europe, which serve as a bulwark against Russia, so Washington can focus its military efforts on defending against China.
—David Pierson, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
The negotiators, led by the Biden administration but also including France and others, were able to succeed because both sides had a clear interest in drawing down the conflict.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 28 Nov. 2024
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Daniel Yergin, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
The memo prompted widespread confusion among advocacy organizations and state officials, some of whom reported error messages when trying to access portals to draw down funds for Medicaid, community health centers and more.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 28 Jan. 2025
Some incoming officials in the Trump administration have suggested drawing down American troop levels in Europe, which serve as a bulwark against Russia, so Washington can focus its military efforts on defending against China.
—David Pierson, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
The negotiators, led by the Biden administration but also including France and others, were able to succeed because both sides had a clear interest in drawing down the conflict.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 28 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for draw down
Verb
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The United States government spends $1.2 billion annually on maternity care, and American families pay more to give birth than any other nation.—
Carson Meyer,
People.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Some 650,000 visitors are expected to spend some time in the area over a month-long period.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2025
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Early in his career, Ben Lively’s emotions consumed him.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Melissa tells Shauna that, after learning about adult Natalie’s death on the grounds of Lottie’s doomed cult, she became consumed with guilt and paranoia; after all, her own wife doesn’t know that Melissa knew her mother, let alone probably witnessed her death.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Chirping at opposing fans after draining 3-pointers?—
Jay King,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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But with Young draining a 3-pointer with 2:45 to play, the Hawks drew within 114-109.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2025
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With tennis becoming longer and more physical, best-of-five matches wreck players’ bodies, leaving them exhausted by the end of the tournament.—
Gavriella Epstein-Lightman,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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Do my team members feel energized or exhausted by our culture?—
Nell Derick Debevoise,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, was inadvertently added to the chat and saw the whole discussion play out, later reporting on the incident via the magazine.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2025
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Two planes still landed, and a court fight over whether the administration defied his order continued to play out even as the administration unsuccessfully asked the appeals court in the nation's capital to lift his order.—
Time,
Time,
29 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Standardization can also reduce due diligence burdens.—
The Sorenson Impact Institute,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Higher temperatures may also reduce the sugar content of maple sap, meaning producers will need to collect and boil more sap to produce the same quantities of syrup.—
Nina Foster,
JSTOR Daily,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Of course, using up all that brain energy can work up an appetite.—
Linda Zavoral,
The Mercury News,
24 Mar. 2025
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By the end of this decade, some studies project, data centers could use up to 12 percent of all the electricity the U.S. produces.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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Whitten was attracted to screens—paintings in the MoMA show use abstraction to recall those of TV sets, computer monitors, and iPhones.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Through a careful expedition using cutting-edge technology, gold has been drawn from the site for the first time in years and will be available via public auction through the sale of the coins.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Draw down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/draw%20down. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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