as in sketch
a picture using lines to represent the chief features of an object or scene
with an economy of lines, he created a vivid drawing of the tree
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as in picturing
to make a representation of by producing lines on a surface
see if you can draw the bowl of fruit
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as in pulling
to cause to follow by applying steady force on
draw a chair up to the fire and sit with us
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as in describing
to give a representation or account of in words
a writer who draws characters with lifelike clarity
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as in winning
to receive as return for effort
draws a hefty weekly salary
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as in removing
to take away from a place or position
draw her aside so we can ask a quick question
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as in cleaning
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 forging
to shape with a hammer
drew the metal into a thin sheet by pounding it
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Recent Examples of drawing
Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
Pick 3 3-0-0 Check Pick 3 payouts and previous drawings here.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
Here is a table that shows the odds of winning for each drawing.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Winning All or Nothing numbers from Oct. 30 drawing
Midday: 01-02-03-05-09-10-11-14-17-18-20
Evening: 03-04-06-08-09-10-11-14-16-19-21
Check All or Nothing payouts and previous drawings here.
—Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024
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Pick 4 Evening: 0-0-0-7 Midday: 3-9-6-4 Check Pick 4 payouts and previous drawings here.
—Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
Pick 3 3-0-0 Check Pick 3 payouts and previous drawings here.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
Here is a table that shows the odds of winning for each drawing.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Winning All or Nothing numbers from Oct. 30 drawing
Midday: 01-02-03-05-09-10-11-14-17-18-20
Evening: 03-04-06-08-09-10-11-14-16-19-21
Check All or Nothing payouts and previous drawings here.
—Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024
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O'Brien's celebrity guest, Tom Hanks, hosted the weekly sketch comedy program several times during O'Brien's stint from 1988-1991.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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By Rebecca Schneid November 3, 2024 9:16 AM EST Ahead of the presidential election on Nov. 5, Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance on sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL).Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 3 Nov. 2024
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As for the ocean capacity limitations assisting in the growth of air bookings, cargo-carrying vessels throughout the late summer cramped up amid a flurry of factors including the ongoing avoidance of the Red Sea, ensuing port congestion and a pulling forward of the peak shipping season.Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
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When the night’s at its blackest, this is for those who are holding the light, guiding the lost and pulling us through.Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
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Di Santo was describing the amount of work needed to gather information to use in carbon reporting, including the need to track the annual mileage of vehicles.Jon McGowan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The Children's Museum of Indianapolis shared a video to Instagram on Thursday where an employee walks around the museum describing exhibits using niche Gen Z internet slang.Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Oct. 2024
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The Padres have had 18 winning seasons, including 2024.Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Iconoclast, a music management company, acquired the publishing rights to the Grammy-winning rapper and actress’s entire catalog.Kori Hale, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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In 1913, after Lane had been removing his patients’ colons for five years, a panel of the Royal Society of Medicine was finally convened to interrogate the wisdom of resorting to surgery to combat chronic constipation.Elsa Richardson, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
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Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the Department of Justice that argued the state was removing people from its voter registration list too close to Election Day, according to a court motion filed Wednesday.Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Oct. 2024
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On the one hand, armor, as Wiley sees it, is a metaphor for portrait painting itself.Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
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Instead of Black life maimed, denuded of dignity, and degraded, each portrait that makes up I, Narcissus is a study of delicious glamour.Essence, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
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Asheville’s flood woes are compared to 1916, when in fact mules hauling supplies were more the norm.Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
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Government agencies, along with smaller organizations and businesses, are hauling food, water and other emergency supplies into North Carolina's mountain towns by semi-trucks, helicopters, military planes and even mules.Katie Peralta Soloff, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
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On a gray day in February, the defendants went on trial in Manhattan, and the prosecution began by depicting Horowitz as a master of deception.Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
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The other was off her most recent album, two decades later, depicting complicated love.Bryan West, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Drawing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawing. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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