as in spending
to make complete use of
I drew down my bank account just paying for tuition
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Recent Examples of drawing down
This effective tax arrives at a particularly precarious moment for many Americans, just as real wage gains are beginning to flatten and households are drawing down their savings to near-historic lows, according to Moody’s.
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Tristan Bove, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
Carryboy adds a leisure battery so the living amenities are not drawing down the drive battery at camp.
—New Atlas, 30 Mar. 2026
In the interim, inventories at Cushing and Rotterdam are drawing down at rates not seen since 2022.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
The mayor’s also proposed drawing down from the city’s reserves.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
Maybe the central bank is drawing down reserves.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 14 Mar. 2026
As such, Vietnam is drawing down duties on oil by amending the preferential import tax for gasoline, diesel, and gasoline production raw materials.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 9 Mar. 2026
Agencies began drawing down the federal presence in Minneapolis in recent weeks.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2026
For most people, that means drawing down their retirement savings.
—Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
Tristan Bove, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
Carryboy adds a leisure battery so the living amenities are not drawing down the drive battery at camp.
—New Atlas, 30 Mar. 2026
In the interim, inventories at Cushing and Rotterdam are drawing down at rates not seen since 2022.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
The mayor’s also proposed drawing down from the city’s reserves.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
Maybe the central bank is drawing down reserves.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 14 Mar. 2026
As such, Vietnam is drawing down duties on oil by amending the preferential import tax for gasoline, diesel, and gasoline production raw materials.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 9 Mar. 2026
Agencies began drawing down the federal presence in Minneapolis in recent weeks.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2026
For most people, that means drawing down their retirement savings.
—Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawing down
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In both cases, spending by campaign staff may also count toward those totals.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Economists had believed that an unusually large jump in tax refunds would kick start spending at the start of the year.—
Anne D'Innocenzio,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Both countries aim to counter cheap, high-volume threats without exhausting high-value interceptors.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Apr. 2026
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Most people who reach out to Gahl do so after exhausting nearly every other option and cycling through multiple specialists and medical centers.—
Alexandra Sifferlin,
STAT,
31 Mar. 2026
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No jumping back into draining obligations.—
Tiffany Aliche,
SELF,
30 Mar. 2026
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When correctly implemented, first-time business owners can avoid many of the common time-draining processes.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Using smokeless nicotine products only affects the person consuming them; no one else.—
Bautista Vivanco,
Boston Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Pacific Islanders have a long history of consuming shellfish, as explained in a recent study published in Geoarchaeology.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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So, this data, ICE’s Detention Statistics, has become an important tool to see how the new immigration-enforcement policies are playing out.—
Ignacio Calderon,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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Cohen sees the same disconnection playing out daily on campus and beyond.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Roskopf, however, countered that data centers don’t provide significant jobs, but only provide an additional tax base while using up resources.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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This suggests that a self-healing concrete could theoretically be stored for a long period without ‘using up’ the healing agents.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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One bill focuses on reducing construction costs by updating building codes.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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While these methods remain effective, excessive tilling can break down soil aggregates into smaller particles, reducing soil health and increasing erosion risk.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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Nearly 97 percent of female respondents reported burning sensations during urination, while 45 percent described amber to brown urine—a sign of dehydration and possible kidney strain.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Mar. 2026
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In the poor quarters of New Delhi, households struggling to pay for gas fired up chulhas, old-school wood-burning stoves, and hoped their tinder supplies held.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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