1
as in to stop
to bring (something) to a standstill
he drew up his horse outside the tavern
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as in to classify
to put into a particular arrangement
drew up the troops into a line along the ridge
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as in to prepare
to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form
draw up a proposal and submit it to the committee for approval
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While using generative AI can help as a first step to drawing up a budget or figuring out how to increase your credit score, always verify the information through external resources, experts say.
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Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
The state Department of Education is charged with drawing up specific requirements and implementing them.
—Iris Sanchez, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
After drawing up plans, Sundquist will typically send them off to Hoffman by June.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
Defenses continue to watch film on Darnold, but O'Connell could draw up some trickery by adding Jones to the mix.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
The state Department of Education is charged with drawing up specific requirements and implementing them.
—Iris Sanchez, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
After drawing up plans, Sundquist will typically send them off to Hoffman by June.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
Defenses continue to watch film on Darnold, but O'Connell could draw up some trickery by adding Jones to the mix.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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The threat of a new trade war with the U.S. after the reelection of Donald Trump means exports will probably stop being a major growth driver after contributing to nearly a quarter of economic expansion this year.Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 13 Dec. 2024
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Some Broad Ripple Starbucks lovers woke up to a surprise Thursday morning while stopping to grab a cup of Joe.Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Dec. 2024
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Some portions of the state are classified as being in an extreme drought.Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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For the moment, it’s classified as a technology stock.Bob Pisani, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
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The Port of Los Angeles spent months preparing for the possibility of a dockworkers strike on the East Coast, Seroka told The Times in October.Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Real estate agent Peter Klaven (Rudd) has just proposed to his fiancée, Zooey (Rashida Jones), but can’t possibly prepare for his wedding without having a best man.Elise Taylor, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
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Mitsubishi Mirage Mitsubishi previously announced plans to halt production for the Mirage, a compact hatchback, for the U.S. market late this year.Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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The decision to halt the legislation — at least temporarily — was reached by top executive, legislative and judiciary bodies, Dabiri also said.Amir Vahdat and Nasser Karimi, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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The exhibition also gives visitors a chance to arrange their own bento box with the replica treats.Rosa Rahimi, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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With no viable means of leaving the base, Moscow requested that the base's command arrange an immediate evacuation to Russia.David Brennan, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2024
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Roughly 43 percent of Texas' teacher workforce was composed of people from historically disadvantaged groups in 2022.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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The remainder of the top 10 is composed of holiday favorites.Thania Garcia, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
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Read more:Chiefs' Hollywood Brown Posts New Workout Video Indicating His Return Following that post, Brown posted another video, this time training and catching balls at the Chiefs' training facility.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Over half of Purdy’s targets against Chicago went to Kittle, who continued a great stretch of play by catching six passes for 151 yards.Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024
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This relationship was cemented by an economy rooted in the industrial production of goods in cities, as well as the passage of the Wagner Act in 1935 — which gave industrial workers the right to organize.Stephanie Ternullo / Made by History, TIME, 16 Dec. 2024
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At campuses across the country — including top California universities, New York University and Harvard — unions representing graduate student workers, part-time and non-tenure track faculty and others are rapidly and aggressively moving to organize workers.Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Draw up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/draw%20up. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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