drawn up

verb

Definition of drawn upnext
past participle of draw up
1
as in checked
to bring (something) to a standstill he drew up his horse outside the tavern

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2
as in ordered
to put into a particular arrangement drew up the troops into a line along the ridge

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3
as in composed
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 Synonyms for drawn up
  1. composed
  2. stopped
  3. organized
  4. prepared
  5. arranged
  6. halted
  7. written
  8. caught
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  • Beyond his film work, Rahman composed for the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony and has collaborated with artists including U2, Mick Jagger’s SuperHeavy, and Michael Bolton.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The report from the National Council on Teacher Quality found that 43 percent of Texas' teacher workforce was composed of people from historically disadvantaged groups in 2022.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of composed
Verb
  • One of the most memorable moments of the Eras Tour took place in Brazil, when Swift stopped the show to ask for water to be distributed to her audience in the sweltering heat.
    William Arruda, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Ironically, the geometric slabs she’s stopped at to admire are a cluster of the Barbican’s residences, built to be rented out by the council but now privately owned and notoriously expensive.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of stopped
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  • The program is organized by European Film Promotion and is supported by Creative Europe’s MEDIA Programme of the European Union.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Despite the heavy-hitting lineup, none of the above felt remotely corporate, overly earnest, or organized within an inch of its life, as so many charity events are.
    Vogue, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of organized
Verb
  • Plenty of our Actors on Actors subjects did their homework this time around — but Selena Gomez may win the prize for most prepared.
    Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Before deciding to play this game, ensure that your company is not only prepared to compete but is also equipped to be a valuable player in the investor’s portfolio.
    Cody Slach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of prepared
Verb
  • Vehicle owners either waited while tasks were performed, or arranged to have rides until such work was completed.
    Bill Koenig, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • These are arranged in three groups of two, each of which is contained within a 4-mm-thick aluminum frame mounted on stainless steel telescoping tubing.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of arranged
Verb
  • Kroger’s plans to buy grocery rival Albertsons was halted by a federal judge.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • However, Judge Christopher Lopez halted the sale shortly after the auction.
    Emma Roth, The Verge, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of halted
Verb
  • But this book, written after Mesches’s death and the #MeToo movement, asks whether things were so clear-cut.
    Tajja Isen, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Newport, Seeger, Dylan, and the Night That Split the Sixties, and the screenplay was co-written by longtime Martin Scorsese collaborator Jay Cocks.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of written
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  • But on Saturday, a New York City police sergeant was arrested and charged with two counts of petty larceny after officials said she was caught shoplifting at a Target on Long Island.
    Shayla Colon, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The speed of change in Syria over the past week caught even those in the Middle East by surprise but with a stockpile of chemical and biological weapons at stake, many are calling for quick and decisive action from the West.
    Harriet Marsden, theweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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