as in spends
to make complete use of
I drew down my bank account just paying for tuition
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for draws down
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North Carolina spends less on mental health and offers less access to care than most states — a gap highlighted after a woman was fatally stabbed on Charlotte’s Blue Line by a man with an alleged history of mental illness.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
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About 1 in 3 renters in the Los Angeles metro area spends 50% or more of their post-tax household income on rent.—
Stan Oklobdzija,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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By studying how the human brain processes this information, the researchers hope to unlock the secrets of efficiency that consumes a significantly smaller amount of energy.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Sep. 2025
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Additionally, someone who uses it occasionally may not face the same risks as someone who consumes it daily.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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They filter lymph fluid, which drains from tissues, trapping and destroying germs, cancer cells, and other harmful material.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Sep. 2025
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Comparison drains clarity—your power lies in authenticity, not algorithms.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The whole ordeal exhausts the mother turtle.—
Taylor Hagood,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2025
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The idea of festivals just exhausts me.—
Meg Zukin,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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The chapter plays out almost like an extended scene out of a Mike Leigh film.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Aug. 2025
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In Indonesia, that competition plays out in the clearest terms.—
Lela London,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Unlike the closed-coupe Chiron, which cocoons you from its inner workings, the Mistral delivers a raw mechanical sound bath, tempered only by a pop-in wind deflector (fixed in examples for North America)—just aft of the seats—that reduces cabin turbulence and shields air-flow.—
Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
20 Sep. 2025
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This ongoing improvement reduces the organization’s dependency on manual inputs from customers, account managers and sales teams, creating a more autonomous and data-driven process.—
Andre Claudio,
Sourcing Journal,
19 Sep. 2025
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Other fruit juices, including apple and citrus ones like orange, may also affect how your body absorbs and processes certain blood pressure medications, said David Maron, MD, a cardiologist with the Preventive Cardiology Clinic at Stanford Medicine.—
Julia Ries Wexler,
Health,
18 Sep. 2025
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After testing, our top overall pick is La Roche-Posay’s Hyalu B5 Serum because it’s recommended by dermatologists, feels extremely lightweight, and absorbs quickly.—
Danielle Cohen,
Glamour,
18 Sep. 2025
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Theirs was a life together cut off in its infancy, but still the flame burns bright.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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The spark becomes a blaze, and trust between citizens and the military burns with it.—
Eric Chastain,
Twin Cities,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Draws down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/draws%20down. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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