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as in causing
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 coming up
to come near or nearer
night draws on, so we should hurry home
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Recent Examples of drawing on
Julia spearheaded much of the design, drawing on her years living in Paris for inspiration.
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2026
Artist James Hillier, who goes by the moniker Nordacious, started drawing on his iPad, capturing Farnham’s blond mullet and slices of watermelon – a symbol of Palestinian solidarity.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
Hacker, whose brother Jacob is a sophomore on the team and whose father Darrell was an all-state player at Highland, has been drawing on the Indians’ loss to Valparaiso in the sectional championship game last season for motivation.
—Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
The fourth approach is human video learning, drawing on vast online datasets from platforms like YouTube and Douyin.
—Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
At the packed opening, a huge screen showed Abramović’s video work, Tito’s Funeral (2025), broadcasting women beating their chests in a near trance-like state, drawing on ritualised forms of communal mourning.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Hengemuhle said that, as human beings, there is a responsibility to do everything possible to combat hate, which requires understanding and educating one another, as well as drawing on different policing and professional backgrounds.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
OpenAI has also committed to drawing on six gigawatts of AMD's GPUs, with the first gigawatt set to come in the second half of this year.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2026
In terms of water availability alone, users along the Salt River system might have little to worry about, compared with the communities drawing on the dwindling Colorado River.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2026
Artist James Hillier, who goes by the moniker Nordacious, started drawing on his iPad, capturing Farnham’s blond mullet and slices of watermelon – a symbol of Palestinian solidarity.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
Hacker, whose brother Jacob is a sophomore on the team and whose father Darrell was an all-state player at Highland, has been drawing on the Indians’ loss to Valparaiso in the sectional championship game last season for motivation.
—Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
The fourth approach is human video learning, drawing on vast online datasets from platforms like YouTube and Douyin.
—Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
At the packed opening, a huge screen showed Abramović’s video work, Tito’s Funeral (2025), broadcasting women beating their chests in a near trance-like state, drawing on ritualised forms of communal mourning.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Hengemuhle said that, as human beings, there is a responsibility to do everything possible to combat hate, which requires understanding and educating one another, as well as drawing on different policing and professional backgrounds.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
OpenAI has also committed to drawing on six gigawatts of AMD's GPUs, with the first gigawatt set to come in the second half of this year.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2026
In terms of water availability alone, users along the Salt River system might have little to worry about, compared with the communities drawing on the dwindling Colorado River.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawing on
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Monday's storm system is also expected to produce heavy rain across the central part of the country, causing isolated flash flooding.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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McAlister was also charged with a second count of terroristic threat causing fear of imminent serious bodily injury, which is a misdemeanor.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Apr. 2026
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Step back, limit input, and process what’s coming up before moving forward with clearer boundaries.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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With their scrimmage coming up the following day, the practice had a walkthrough type of feeling to it.—
Gabriel Duarte,
Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Altman pitched the conversion as critical to securing the vast amount of funding OpenAI needs to fulfill its mission of creating artificial general intelligence — or AGI — that will benefit humanity.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2026
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In 2015, Musk, Altman, Greg Brockman, and a handful of others cofounded OpenAI as a nonprofit with the mission of creating AI for the benefit of humanity.—
Tom Dotan,
Vanity Fair,
27 Apr. 2026
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In it, Silver Court’s owner informed residents that the 65-year-old park in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood would be closing in six months.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Gritty kept closing in on the pair.—
Ryan Brennan
April 23,
Kansas City Star,
23 Apr. 2026
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The Moon moves through your 11th House of Community, bringing attention to group dynamics and shared spaces.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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Rather than venturing far, consider bringing the experience to you.—
Steph Koyfman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Apr. 2026
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By the time selling experimental and theraputic peptides to people who had watched athletes on steroids race for a million dollars was no longer a fever dream but an approaching reality, D’Souza felt his work was done.—
Clara Molot,
Vanity Fair,
30 Apr. 2026
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Orders of protection barring him from approaching his victims were issued, prosecutors said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Going to a zone defense slowed Minnesota down further in the fourth, but the Nuggets weren’t generating the shots they’re used to getting automatically.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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Hengli has also purchased oil tied to Iran’s armed forces, generating hundreds of millions of dollars for the Iranian military.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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The coaches — Teisher for Mission Hills and Aaron Hooford for Escondido — had different philosophies coming into the game.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Gwen Polk, the district’s associate superintendent for business and financial services, said after the meeting that the companion resolution will have no impact on revenue coming into the schools.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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