as in to rope (in)
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Recent Examples of draw in
Yesterday was not the most walks the Padres have drawn in a season.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
The Savannah Bananas are one of the most popular draws in baseball and will bring their unique flavor to Texas with several stops scheduled for the Lone Star State in early September.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2025
When eaten, FODMAPs move through your small intestine, drawing in water.
—Johna Burdeos, Health, 14 Apr. 2025
Dawn Staley and Vic Schaefer are deeply familiar with each other’s game, from annual draws in the SEC Tournament to the edge of the mountaintop in 2017’s national title tilt.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
The Savannah Bananas are one of the most popular draws in baseball and will bring their unique flavor to Texas with several stops scheduled for the Lone Star State in early September.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2025
When eaten, FODMAPs move through your small intestine, drawing in water.
—Johna Burdeos, Health, 14 Apr. 2025
Dawn Staley and Vic Schaefer are deeply familiar with each other’s game, from annual draws in the SEC Tournament to the edge of the mountaintop in 2017’s national title tilt.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for draw in
Verb
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Another factor that might hamper Chelsea’s attempts to persuade Rak-Sakyi to stay is what has happened to his brother, Jesurun.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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The administration is expected to return to the Supreme Court quickly in an effort to persuade the justices to lift their temporary order.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2025
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She was snowed into her village and couldn't reach a hospital.—
Khwaga Ghani,
NPR,
31 Mar. 2025
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Anyone trying to snow the public with bogus math felt his sting and earned his contempt.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 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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There’s no hook to lure viewers back for a potential Season 2, no revelation to gasp at, no big laugh to be had.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
16 Apr. 2025
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Amenities provided by Class A offices are viewed as a key tool needed to lure employees back to the office more days of the week.—
Kate Marijolovic,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Apr. 2025
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The musical’s first act opens with the Moulin Rouge on the verge of closing, unless Satine can seduce a wealthy duke into becoming its patron — but for the moment, these financial woes are hidden behind the club’s glamorous veneer.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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Sherri Parlay, a good woman with a high libido, is seduced into murder by the beguiling heir to a dry-cleaning fortune.—
Sara Gran,
New York Times,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Draw in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/draw%20in. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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