Definition of drawnext
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as in to picture
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 to pull
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 to clean
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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draw

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noun

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as in tie
a situation in which neither participant in a contest, competition, or struggle comes out ahead of the other the game ended in a draw

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as in pull
the act or an instance of applying force on something so that it moves in the direction of the force took a draw on his cigarette and immediately started coughing

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Recent Examples of draw
Verb
The case has drawn national attention in recent weeks after it was revealed that only two of the seven men alleged to have been involved were expelled. — Richard Hall, Time, 7 Oct. 2026 The Bangkok outpost in the Ratchadamri shopping district draws distinguished guests who zip around the city via the connecting BTS Skytrain station. — Condé Nast, cntraveler.com, 7 Oct. 2026
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Tuesday’s big money Florida Lottery draw games — Fantasy 5, Mega Millions, Jackpot Triple Play — produced three jackpot winners, but from only one jackpot. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026 The work authorization program, which was formally created in 1992, has been a major draw for foreign students. — Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for draw
Recent Examples of Synonyms for draw
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  • Gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton, left, dines at King Taco in East Los Angeles with LA Times columnist Gustavo Arellano and his father Lorenzo Arellano, not pictured, on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The earliest ones are filled with clippings that picture grand chandeliers or trophies or urns.
    — Ryan Sullivan, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
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  • Achane’s replacement scored at the end of the third quarter pulled Miami within a score, making it 12-10 headed into the fourth quarter.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Like a matador swirling his cape, Patrick Roden-Reynolds pulled a swatch of white flannel this way and that on the grass and leaf litter in my yard.
    — Bob Drogin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
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  • Wiles showed Republicans the president's upcoming travel schedule, which attendees described as extensive and almost every day, all across the country.
    — MICHELLE L. PRICE, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The message described a company with €80 billion in annual revenue that was looking for a chief sustainability officer.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
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  • Elephants in the Fog competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival this year, winning the Jury Prize.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Award-winning chef Kai Mueller has created a large and unusual menu that leans into the location, with a much healthier twist (all dishes that are safe to have on the detox programme are clearly marked).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
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  • Other organizations abandoned associations with Hastert, and his portrait was removed from a hallway outside the House chamber.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Community organizations spent decades cultivating wealthy baby boomer donors, and so that connection fades with each generation removed from the original donors.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026
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  • No blood was found on Machado’s body, which Lew said meant she had been cleaned.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • One of Stallone's earliest gigs was cleaning the lion cages at Central Park Zoo.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
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  • Perched above the picturesque fishing village of Ammoudi Bay, Epitome is a chance for the Canaves Oia collection to forge a new path in the island’s luxury market.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • This investigation could shed light on the hypothetical collision between Earth and a Mars-sized planetary body called Theia, which is thought to have spilled matter around our planet that coalesced to forge the moon billions of years ago.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026
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  • Seven of the 20 largest donors and donor groups in CNBC’s analysis have major ties to the crypto, AI or online gambling industries.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The Crystal Notch Baby Tee combines side ties and crystal details with True Religion logos.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026

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“Draw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/draw. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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