DRAWING UP Synonyms: 149 Similar and Opposite Words

drawing up

verb

Definition of drawing up next

present participle of draw up

as in stopping

to bring (something) to a standstill he drew up his horse outside the tavern

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as in classifying

to put into a particular arrangement drew up the troops into a line along the ridge

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as in preparing

to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form draw up a proposal and submit it to the committee for approval

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Recent Examples of drawing up Senator Lisa Murkowski, that Republican of Alaska, who's one of the more notable folks up here on the Hill on the GOP side about criticizing the war in Iran, has floated in conversations with reporters in the hallway here the possibility of drawing up an AUMF and putting it up for a vote. —

Dana Taylor, USA Today, 1 May 2026 Armenians at home and in the diaspora voiced their outrage at the friendly message, drawing up grievances and cursing the government, often with expletives. —

Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2026 With 80-120 active members and monthly tournaments drawing up to 80 players, the club thrives on human interaction. —

Sara Hansen, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026 As a Biden aide told us, allocating scarce vaccines felt like drawing up Schindler’s list. —

Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026 Geno Auriemma and his players drawing up plays with breakfast items for a hotel chain. —

Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026 British ministers are drawing up plans to send minesweeping drones to the Strait of Hormuz after Iran threatened ships traveling through the vital oil route. —

Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 16 Mar. 2026 Ryan was heavily involved with drawing up trick plays for former Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and is lauded for his creativity. —

Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026 Certain assistants are also tasked with drawing up each opponents’ plays as part of weekly preparation. —

Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 26 Feb. 2026

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Verb

That led many to believe that, while treatments and crisis care are vital, the goal of suicide prevention needs to expand beyond stopping people from dying to also giving them reasons to live.

— Aneri Pattani, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Bain walked purposefully, never slowing, never stopping — not even to size himself up in his new Bucs hat in the mirror — before striding onstage for a hug with the commissioner.

— Zak Keefer, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026