1
as in to stop
to bring (something) to a standstill
he drew up his horse outside the tavern
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2
as in to classify
to put into a particular arrangement
drew up the troops into a line along the ridge
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3
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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Recent Examples of draw up
Loading your audio article SAN JOSE — A South Bay business leader hopes to draw up a game plan to ensure San Jose can score plenty of economic benefits from upcoming sports mega-events coming to the region.
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George Avalos, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
In five years, a CFB Premier League, as drawn up by the bean counters at Disney, may or may not want Ralphie at the party.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2025
Trump sought to end work-from-home for many federal workers and ordered diversity, equity and inclusion offices to close, their employees put on leave and plans drawn up to fire them.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
By Antony Leather Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Review: Power consumption and temperatures
The RTX 5090 drew up to 562W according to Nvidia Frame View, but typically sat between 450-500W in games with the peak being in Alan Wake 2.
—Antony Leather, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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George Avalos, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
In five years, a CFB Premier League, as drawn up by the bean counters at Disney, may or may not want Ralphie at the party.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2025
Trump sought to end work-from-home for many federal workers and ordered diversity, equity and inclusion offices to close, their employees put on leave and plans drawn up to fire them.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
By Antony Leather Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Review: Power consumption and temperatures
The RTX 5090 drew up to 562W according to Nvidia Frame View, but typically sat between 450-500W in games with the peak being in Alan Wake 2.
—Antony Leather, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for draw up
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Outside of suicide, the only way for a terminally ill person in Ohio to hasten their own death is to refuse life-prolonging treatments or to stop eating and drinking.—
Tim Botos,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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However, Eke said, if Charlotte doesn’t succeed, the Berman family behind the bid won’t stop trying.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Feb. 2025
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The international community views Syrian civil society organizations more favorably than the caretaker government, whose leaders were classified as terrorists in many countries until recently.—
Jesse Marks,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Feb. 2025
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Nearly three-quarters of all Northeast snowstorms classified as Category 3 or higher on the Northeast Snowfall Impact Scale, or NESIS, from 1956 to 2022 took place in late January or early February, according to statistics from NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Allowing the hair to air dry helped maintain its integrity and prepared it for the coloring phase.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
10 Feb. 2025
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That meant writing songs, producing records, delivering those records on time, having great bands, rehearsing, being prepared and not leaving the basics up to chance.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2025
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But there is now growing pushback in the courts to Musk's moves with judges taking actions to delay and halt many of DOGE's efforts, including their access to key Treasury Department payment systems.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Feb. 2025
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The judge’s order, issued early Saturday, temporarily halts access to a sensitive payment system that distributes Americans’ tax returns, Social Security benefits, disability payments and federal employees’ salaries.—
Andrew Torgan,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
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Her behavior became so outrageous and uncontrollable that her family arranged to send her to a girls’ reformatory.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2025
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For customers who are willing to pay up, the company offers to arrange private dinners and hard-to-snag restaurant reservations, as well as access to exclusive parties hosted by the likes of Maxim and Diplo.—
Nicolas Vega,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2025
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South Florida’s soil, composed of layers of sand and porous limestone, has always posed a challenge for developers.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 Feb. 2025
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It is composed of 16 players, eight elected and eight appointed by the Player Directors.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Crum learned about the medium-sized brown-and-white dog earlier this month but soon discovered Ariel wouldn't be easy to catch.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
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Noticing this, Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns tapped his shoulder and pointed toward a corner of the stands, where a fan wearing a No. 15 Nuggets jersey was trying to catch Jokic’s attention.—
Bennett Durando,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025
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Each set includes a small wide cube, as well as a medium wide, medium slim, and large wide cube to keep your socks and pajamas organized and separated from bulkier items like sweaters.—
Mike Arnot,
AFAR Media,
20 Feb. 2025
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But that would also assume that the institutions organize under some umbrella akin to MLB or the NFL, because now there is really no single entity on the institution side with which to bargain.—
Seth Emerson,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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