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Recent Examples of draw in
The incident drew in Hamlin, who spun out as his car headed for the infield.
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John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Of course, advertisers have wanted in on the top draw in live TV, but when the NBA studio show is locked, the prominence of brands will be more controllable and consistent.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2025
To Benitez, the key will be whether the galleries can draw in collectors from outside Mexico City, like Monterrey, Guadalajara, or Mérida, which have their own monied elite, but which lack much collecting experience.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 10 Feb. 2025
The main draws in the city center are true treasures, not just perfunctory boxes to check.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2025
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John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Of course, advertisers have wanted in on the top draw in live TV, but when the NBA studio show is locked, the prominence of brands will be more controllable and consistent.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2025
To Benitez, the key will be whether the galleries can draw in collectors from outside Mexico City, like Monterrey, Guadalajara, or Mérida, which have their own monied elite, but which lack much collecting experience.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 10 Feb. 2025
The main draws in the city center are true treasures, not just perfunctory boxes to check.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for draw in
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To accomplish that, the farmers had to persuade their clients to embrace a new aesthetic: less polished and more primal, twining and frondy, founded on blossoms that might be too lush and soft to endure weeks of refrigerated storage but could be guaranteed to look and smell like nothing else.—
Maryn McKenna,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2025
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McCafferty wasn’t persuaded by the state’s arguments, which concerned player safety and integrity of the sport.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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At the time, authorities believed the weather, which was snowing at the time, may have been a factor in the crash, according to ABC affiliate KSTP and CBS affiliate WCCO.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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One is particularly popular: the sego lilies snowing over SLC's skyline.—
Erin Alberty,
Axios,
12 Feb. 2025
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On hand for the séance is a thoroughly skeptical Poirot, inveigled to attend by a mystery-novelist friend, Ariadne Oliver.—
Mark Feeney,
BostonGlobe.com,
11 Sep. 2023
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Norman Mailer tried to inveigle his dinner guests into an orgy, and not long after wrote a cruel letter to Styron, breaking off their friendship.—
Marion Winik,
Washington Post,
15 June 2023
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Epstein, a billionaire, had legitimate business and social meetings on the island that were unrelated to his attempts to lure underage girls.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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They were formally indicted last year, accused of being part of a criminal organization that exploited women after luring them to Romania.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Cruz, 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona' (2009) Woody Allen's romantic comedy stars Rebecca Hall and Scarlett Johansson as friends who travel to Spain and are seduced by a local painter (Javier Bardem).—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Cookbook authors suggested preparing French food at home to seduce a lover.—
Rachel Hope Cleves / Made by History,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Draw in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/draw%20in. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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