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 drew down
Sat shuddering in my seat as the lights drew down.
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Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2026
Levi’s, too, drew down on sales, selling 82 percent of jeans at promotional rates this year compared with 90 percent last year.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 9 Dec. 2025
Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2026
Levi’s, too, drew down on sales, selling 82 percent of jeans at promotional rates this year compared with 90 percent last year.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 9 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drew down
Verb
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Idaho lawmakers spent hours debating a surge in rodents menacing Boise-area gardens and kitchens and threatening agriculture and public health.—
Karin Brulliard,
Washington Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Rodriguez, who hails from the blue collar city of Wichita Falls, Texas, and spent the past four years in the hardworking city of Lubbock, Texas, finished fifth in Heisman Trophy voting.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The biggest crowds come to watch the leader, a deportation is remigration, and woke means not to stand up to injustice but to be consumed by leftist ideology.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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Sarah Ferguson is reportedly consumed by fear over returning home to Britain amid her Jeffrey Epstein ties coming to light.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Father Time lost again James was exhausted, his jersey pulled over his head after a fourth-quarter turnover.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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When one physician is exhausted, others compensate.—
Jennifer Obel,
Twin Cities,
22 Apr. 2026
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Braun drained the shot and pointed at his former Nuggets teammate.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Lakers were cooked, the playoff magic finally drained from a team without its two leading scorers, a team in the process of making every conceivable mistake, reality bouncing off their feet and ricocheting off their hips and falling out of their hands.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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How has this played out in practice?—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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The order is the latest development in a nearly two-year fight between banks and retailers over the Illinois law, a battle that has played out in courts, in Springfield, on television airwaves and now in Washington.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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But since the war began, traffic has been reduced to a trickle, with just 154 vessels recorded crossing in the entire month of March, according to Kpler data.—
Henrik Pettersson,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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While there is no question that KU Med is at fault for failing to disinfect the heater-cooler devices, Johnson said, LivaNova should have ensured that the hospital was strictly following its instructions for use, which would have reduced the risk of bacteria spreading.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, the Iranians, in their resistance, have absorbed the kind of damage to the country that is extremely difficult to recover from.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2026
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This can reduce how much protein is absorbed.—
Morgan Pearson,
Verywell Health,
27 Apr. 2026
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High-end ordnance used up in Iran is ordnance unavailable for other contingencies, whether in Europe or the Indo-Pacific.—
Jon Duffy,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Hidden Cost of Saving a Night The argument in support of same-day arrival usually comes down to money and time—one fewer hotel night, one fewer restaurant meal, one fewer vacation day used up.—
Elizabeth Heath,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Drew down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drew%20down. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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