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as in to describe
to give a representation or account of in words
a writer who draws characters with lifelike clarity
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as in to win
to receive as return for effort
draws a hefty weekly salary
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as in to remove
to take away from a place or position
draw her aside so we can ask a quick question
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as in to clean
to take the internal organs out of
hated the thought of having to pluck and draw a goose before cooking it
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as in tie
a situation in which neither participant in a contest, competition, or struggle comes out ahead of the other
the game ended in a draw
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as in attraction
something that attracts interest
city leaders hoped that the new waterfront development would be a big draw for tourists
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as in pull
the act or an instance of applying force on something so that it moves in the direction of the force
took a draw on his cigarette and immediately started coughing
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Recent Examples of draw
Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2025
The main festival drew 24,462 visitors across its eight-day run.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025
Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
For the second year in a row, the Head-Royce boys got a tough draw.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2025
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Verb
The mini-tour, titled No Bandwidth: One Man, One Night, Three Decades of Hits, will draw from his work with Tony!
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2025
The main festival drew 24,462 visitors across its eight-day run.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025
Noun
Now, back at the fortress that is Estadio da Luz, Benfica will look to capitalize on their lead and ensure their name is in the draw for the last 16.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
For the second year in a row, the Head-Royce boys got a tough draw.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for draw
Verb
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Elon Musk speaks next to President Donald Trump, not pictured, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., Feb. 11, 2025.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
12 Feb. 2025
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The whole world pictures the Lakers rollin’ right now.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
12 Feb. 2025
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Brands began to pull together resources to support refugees.—
Stephan Rabimov,
Forbes,
13 Feb. 2023
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The 13-minute performance will likely call for a healthy dose of vibrant, colored lighting to pull it all together.—
Kelly Allen,
House Beautiful,
10 Feb. 2023
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Stephen Curry, for one night, returned to old Oracle Arena, where the soul lives on What one sentence describes your reaction to the Dončić-Lakers trade?—
Joe Vardon,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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First Lady Melania Trump in December described her son as a key voice in the Trump campaign’s decision to appeal to voters through non-traditional media forms, such as podcasts.—
Jackson Walker,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Feb. 2025
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It’s become a popular bit of internet lore that Mickey is technically the first non-human to win an Oscar.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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In this challenge, Lete chose to coach her team from a place of integrity and sportsmanship and as a result, wound up winning — despite her team finishing with one case less than CK’s team.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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Core inflation, which removes the volatile food and energy categories, increased 3.3% in January compared to last year and had the biggest month-to-month jump since last March.—
Austin Denean,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Feb. 2025
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Hardeman, an adviser who is a health policy expert at the University of Minnesota, said the group didn’t know why data and scientific findings were being withheld or removed.—
Amy Maxmen,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2025
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In terms of sustainability, the staff clean the beach multiple times a day to reduce the chance of pollution making its way into the ocean.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2025
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Infected markets will be depopulated, cleaned, and remain closed for at least five days until passing inspection.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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In any case, California is forging ahead with its ambitious electric vehicle plans, despite Trump’s opposition.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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Daniel Levin had a keen eye for underappreciated property in Chicago and in 50 years as a real estate developer forged new ground in making sometimes-gutsy calls to build large projects in areas of the city that hadn’t attracted much development.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2025
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The game was on when Missouri held Texas A&M scoreless for more than five minutes to forge a 49-49 tie.—
Tom Murphy,
arkansasonline.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Vancouver’s Thomas Gradin and Ivan Hlinka each score against Red Wings goalie Gilles Gilbert in the third period of a 4-4 tie at Detroit’s Joe Louis Arena. 1988 — Wayne Gretzky gets his NHL-record ninth 100-point season.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Draw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/draw. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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