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 organized
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 drawn up
This is a far more reliable blueprint for a party’s resurrection than anything drawn up at a think tank.
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Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
That followed reports that Epstein left the children of Juul and her husband, Terje Rød-Larsen, $10 million in a will drawn up shortly before his death by suicide in a New York prison in 2019.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Ellie Pavlick, a computer scientist at Brown, has drawn up a taxonomy of our most common responses.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Juul has been suspended as Norway’s ambassador to Jordan after revelations including the fact that Epstein left the couple’s children $10 million in a will drawn up shortly before his death by suicide in a New York prison in 2019.
—Jill Lawless, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026
The city has drawn up plans to expand the airport — which does not have scheduled passenger flights, but houses flight schools and hosts corporate and private jets — by extending a runway to accommodate larger airplanes.
—Richard Webner, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Feb. 2026
The first official rules of curling were drawn up in Scotland and adopted by the Grand Caledonian Curling Club – which became the sport’s governing body – in 1838.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
The legislation, drawn up following the Manchester Arena terrorist attack in 2017 which killed 23 people, will be enforced in the next 12 to 18 months.
—Andy Jones, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
The idea emerged from James Graham‘s 2024 MacTaggart address and crystallized last year when a series of Class Confident Actions were drawn up by the TV Foundation.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2026
Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
That followed reports that Epstein left the children of Juul and her husband, Terje Rød-Larsen, $10 million in a will drawn up shortly before his death by suicide in a New York prison in 2019.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Ellie Pavlick, a computer scientist at Brown, has drawn up a taxonomy of our most common responses.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Juul has been suspended as Norway’s ambassador to Jordan after revelations including the fact that Epstein left the couple’s children $10 million in a will drawn up shortly before his death by suicide in a New York prison in 2019.
—Jill Lawless, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026
The city has drawn up plans to expand the airport — which does not have scheduled passenger flights, but houses flight schools and hosts corporate and private jets — by extending a runway to accommodate larger airplanes.
—Richard Webner, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Feb. 2026
The first official rules of curling were drawn up in Scotland and adopted by the Grand Caledonian Curling Club – which became the sport’s governing body – in 1838.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
The legislation, drawn up following the Manchester Arena terrorist attack in 2017 which killed 23 people, will be enforced in the next 12 to 18 months.
—Andy Jones, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
The idea emerged from James Graham‘s 2024 MacTaggart address and crystallized last year when a series of Class Confident Actions were drawn up by the TV Foundation.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawn up
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One year later, Delaney reportedly checked into a rehabilitation center, per the outlet.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Mehta says levels should be checked starting from age 18.—
Sara Moniuszko,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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The letter campaign was organized by the Indiana Association of the Deaf.—
Claire Rafford,
IndyStar,
9 Feb. 2026
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The project was organized by a group of cryptocurrency investors who raised $300,000 for it and have been using it to hype a memecoin called $PATRIOT.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
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The score was composed by Michael Sauter.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2026
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Crew-12 is composed of NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
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Now polling suggests the public, and even Republican leaders in Congress, have stopped buying the White House’s claims that federal agents’ paramilitary-style raids only target violent criminals.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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They are focused on the human injustices wrought by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers who have stopped cars on roadsides, rounded up job-seekers and even laid in wait outside hearing rooms to detain people complying with required appearances in immigration court.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2026
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He was also ordered to serve six months of home confinement and complete 500 hours of community service, FBI officials said.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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At one point, Bad Bunny ordered a drink from Toñita, whose long-standing Caribbean Social Club is a landmark in Williamsburg.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Noni juice is a tropical beverage prepared from fresh, ripe noni fruits.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Student reporters at PantherNOW, FIU’s student newspaper, have reported that as space is prioritized for freshmen and parts of University Apartments are prepared for demolition, more upperclassmen are being pushed off campus.—
Johane Saintil,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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These microbes stayed consistent.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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Bessette Kennedy began her professional career working for the venerable American designer and stayed at the fashion house until 1996.—
Mekita Rivas,
Architectural Digest,
12 Feb. 2026
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Alberdi is the rare filmmaker to enter the Berlinale with distribution for her film already arranged.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2026
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The two feel fortunate their national Olympic committees arranged for them to bunk together at Cortina's Olympic village, since typically only teammates share housing.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Drawn up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawn%20up. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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