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
Leonardo da Vinci himself couldn’t have drawn up a sweeter draw.
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
Alexander Pröll, the official in Chancellor Christian Stocker's office responsible for digitization, said that draft legislation will be drawn up by the end of June.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Many of the markets on Kalshi are initially suggested by users, then reviewed by a team at Kalshi before eventually having rules drawn up and posted on the site.
—David Hill, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
In actuality, Miller desperately needed a bucket to extend a 69-68 lead and had drawn up a play calling on star guard Tramon Mark to drive to the basket and get a shot off.
—Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 22 Mar. 2026
The International Court of Justice is considering whether Israel's military operation in Gaza to crush Hamas amounts to genocide under a treaty drawn up after World War II.
—Molly Quell The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 13 Mar. 2026
The International Court of Justice is considering whether Israel’s military operation in Gaza to crush Hamas amounts to genocide under a treaty drawn up after World War II.
—Molly Quell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Turkey has drawn up plans to deal with a potential inflow of people fleeing the war in neighbouring Iran, Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci said today, with preparations including possible buffer zones along the frontier and tent camps.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026
First of all, the title is Survive (one of four iterations the show would have over the years), and the document was drawn up for ABC, not CBS.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2026
Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
Alexander Pröll, the official in Chancellor Christian Stocker's office responsible for digitization, said that draft legislation will be drawn up by the end of June.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Many of the markets on Kalshi are initially suggested by users, then reviewed by a team at Kalshi before eventually having rules drawn up and posted on the site.
—David Hill, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
In actuality, Miller desperately needed a bucket to extend a 69-68 lead and had drawn up a play calling on star guard Tramon Mark to drive to the basket and get a shot off.
—Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 22 Mar. 2026
The International Court of Justice is considering whether Israel's military operation in Gaza to crush Hamas amounts to genocide under a treaty drawn up after World War II.
—Molly Quell The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 13 Mar. 2026
The International Court of Justice is considering whether Israel’s military operation in Gaza to crush Hamas amounts to genocide under a treaty drawn up after World War II.
—Molly Quell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Turkey has drawn up plans to deal with a potential inflow of people fleeing the war in neighbouring Iran, Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci said today, with preparations including possible buffer zones along the frontier and tent camps.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026
First of all, the title is Survive (one of four iterations the show would have over the years), and the document was drawn up for ABC, not CBS.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawn up
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Those rates apply to bags checked more than 24 hours before departure.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Knueppel, in Fernández’s view, has checked those boxes early.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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The $4 million prize money in the event organized by Golf Saudi and co-sanctioned by the LPGA and Ladies European Tour drew 38 of the top 40 players.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
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The late Pope Francis organized a similar vigil in 2013 for Syria – to rally against the civil war and reject military intervention – which was attended by around 100,000 people.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
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Woods appears composed, from the moment he is confronted by sheriff’s deputies and throughout the entire interaction.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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The images are vivid and carefully composed.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The bands stopped precisely at the midline of her body, and the pigmentation of her right side was entirely normal.—
Jerome Groopman,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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My parents took me on my first flight at three months old and never stopped, raising me in a world that stretched far beyond home.—
Shayla Martin,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Apr. 2026
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After Bonta ordered Bianco to halt his probe, the sheriff seized another 426 boxes of ballots last week.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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She is also being ordered to pay nearly $4 million in fines and court costs, more than half of it going to pay private attorney's fees that the county racked up in suing her.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Billing records show he was involved with the case soon after, as the firm prepared to bring it to the Supreme Court a second time.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2026
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Teams conducted testing, prepared the site, and then deployed the system inside the facility.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Mar. 2026
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The seams on Seacrest's bottoms may have consistently ripped, but his friendship with Ripa has stayed intact over the years.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 2026
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Quiala stayed connected to Arts & Ideas as an advisor last year but is no longer serving in that capacity.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
3 Apr. 2026
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Private museum tours, sandal-making workshops, and boat trips to the nearby islands of Aegina and Kea (where another One&Only opens in 2024) can be arranged.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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The Uncollected Letters of Virginia Woolf, weighing in at a thousand pages and containing over 1,400 letters (additions to the 3,766 letters that were published in six volumes, edited by Nigel Nicolson and Joanne Trautmann, between 1975 and 1980), is arranged alphabetically by correspondent.—
Hermione Lee,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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