drew down

verb

Definition of drew downnext
past tense of draw down
as in spent
to make complete use of I drew down my bank account just paying for tuition

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drew down
  1. spent
  2. consumed
  3. exhausted
  4. reduced
  5. burned
  6. used
Verb
  • Surprisingly little time has been spent on this issue since the war began.
    Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Rodgers spent his first three NFL seasons behind quarterback Brett Favre with the Green Bay Packers, while Jordan Love spent his first three seasons backing up Rodgers in Green Bay.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of spent
Verb
  • Gas is responsible for about 75 percent of the electricity consumed in Florida, the complaint states.
    Amy Green, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, Francis plays Joe Gillis, a young writer down on his luck until he is consumed into the world of Scherzinger’s character Norma Desmond, a seemingly obsolete and delusional old movie star.
    Emily Burns, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of consumed
Verb
  • But the song was not particularly well-received, with many viewing Drake as sounding overly defensive on the track, and also just coming off (understandably) exhausted in general.
    Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 23 Dec. 2024
  • White dwarfs are basically the core of dead stars that have exhausted all their hydrogen.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of exhausted
Verb
  • The combined policies could have reduced or eliminated the education debts of millions of Americans.
    Annie Nova, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Berlin subsequently reduced the size of its series sidebar.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of reduced
Verb
  • Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem and the miracle of the oil that burned for eight days.
    Don Yaeger, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Advocates want burned playground under bridge to become skatepark.
    Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of burned
Verb
  • At times, Liverpool have used him as a centre-forward and his standout performance in that position came with a hat-trick in the 4-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League last month.
    Gregg Evans, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Police spokesman Vernon Davis said whoever took the ATM used a Bobcat skid-steer to rip it out of the concrete.
    Maggie Ybarra, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
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drew down

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