as in to drain
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely
drew off the fat from the top of the drippings
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as in to cause
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 to come
to come near or nearer
night draws on, so we should hurry home
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Recent Examples of draw (off)
Emma Stefansky, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2025
Recent news articles and broadcasts have drawn on a 2024 University of South Florida study to claim that manatees are not native to Florida or only arrived on Florida’s west coast in the 1950s.
—Beth Brady, Sun Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2025
Warnock drew on his Georgia upbringing and his work as a pastor to win his seat.
—Obed Manuel, NPR, 20 Jan. 2025
But Adam added that the court could also draw on older precedents, from the Cold War and Vietnam eras, in which the court rejected the government’s arguments that supposed threats to national security justified limits on speech.
—David Leonhardt, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Lynch and his co-creator, Mark Frost, drew on the director’s affection for both the eldritch and the ordinary to conceive this singular affair, making great use of Lynch’s ability to balance these two discordant modes.
—Emma Stefansky, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2025
Recent news articles and broadcasts have drawn on a 2024 University of South Florida study to claim that manatees are not native to Florida or only arrived on Florida’s west coast in the 1950s.
—Beth Brady, Sun Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2025
Warnock drew on his Georgia upbringing and his work as a pastor to win his seat.
—Obed Manuel, NPR, 20 Jan. 2025
But Adam added that the court could also draw on older precedents, from the Cold War and Vietnam eras, in which the court rejected the government’s arguments that supposed threats to national security justified limits on speech.
—David Leonhardt, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Draw (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/draw%20%28off%29. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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