as in to rope (in)
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Recent Examples of draw in
What began as vigils for the dead have led to four months of near-daily protests that have drawn in large swaths of Serbian society and reached every corner of the Balkan nation.
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Christian Edwards, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
However, their names are massive draws in the sport and were provided those sponsors exemptions into both the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and the Genesis Invitational.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
The Anatomy of a Fan Favorite Campaign: With the right mix of creative and strategy, a campaign can quickly draw in broad audiences to embrace something new.
—William Earl, Variety, 28 Feb. 2025
His ability to draw in defenders and make the right pass keeps Milwaukee's offense humming when the stars are resting.
—Brian Sampson, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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Christian Edwards, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
However, their names are massive draws in the sport and were provided those sponsors exemptions into both the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and the Genesis Invitational.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
The Anatomy of a Fan Favorite Campaign: With the right mix of creative and strategy, a campaign can quickly draw in broad audiences to embrace something new.
—William Earl, Variety, 28 Feb. 2025
His ability to draw in defenders and make the right pass keeps Milwaukee's offense humming when the stars are resting.
—Brian Sampson, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for draw in
Verb
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Gibson also persuaded the rail network to construct a station at Old Trafford.—
Michael Walker,
The Athletic,
15 Mar. 2025
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His wife, who can be heard sniffling or in tears during various points of the video, tries to persuade the agents her husband is cooperating.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2025
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Anyone trying to snow the public with bogus math felt his sting and earned his contempt.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2025
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At the time, authorities believed the weather, which was snowing at the time, may have been a factor in the crash, according to ABC affiliate KSTP and CBS affiliate WCCO.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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On hand for the séance is a thoroughly skeptical Poirot, inveigled to attend by a mystery-novelist friend, Ariadne Oliver.—
Mark Feeney,
BostonGlobe.com,
11 Sep. 2023
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Norman Mailer tried to inveigle his dinner guests into an orgy, and not long after wrote a cruel letter to Styron, breaking off their friendship.—
Marion Winik,
Washington Post,
15 June 2023
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Before the start of Season 5, there was a flurry of transfers as the two newest teams — Brazil and Italy — lured some top talent away from the highest-performing teams of recent years.—
Andrew Rice,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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For the new season, Hacks has lured Hacks Julianne Nicholson, Michaela Watkins, Bresha Webb, Robby Hoffman, and Eric Balfour for guest starring roles.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2025
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Raúl Castillo plays against type and makes for a menacing, unstoppable presence in a genre homage that’s yell-at-the-scream enjoyable and seduces with its terrific cinematography from Daniel Katz.—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2025
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Carpenter wrapped her performance with a camera trick implying her attempt to seduce a member of the King’s Guard.—
Ashley Iasimone,
Billboard,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Draw in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/draw%20in. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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