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as in sip
the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time took a long draft of the beer before putting his mug down

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as in wind
noticeable movement of air in a particular direction do you feel a draft from beneath the door?

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draft

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verb

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Noun
Trade Adebayo for draft picks and play for Ping-Pong balls in 2026. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2025 Numbers in parentheses denote where the teams ranked in the lottery odds and their odds of winning the top overall pick. 2025 MLB draft order 1. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 28 May 2025
Verb
The summaries below were drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. Miami Herald, 31 May 2025 That’s the same league in which LaMelo Ball won rookie of the year during the 2020 season with the Illawarra Hawks, before the Hornets drafted him third overall behind Anthony Edwards and James Wiseman. Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for draft
Recent Examples of Synonyms for draft
Noun
  • Weighing roughly 6,500 pounds, the aircraft will have a payload capacity of 1,000 pounds and can be charged in minutes.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 June 2025
  • Blue Ghost is designed to deliver 10 NASA payloads.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • Eileen curses and takes sips of wine, bringing unexpected levity to a film that is ultimately about spiritual warfare.
    Beatrice Loayza, New York Times, 22 May 2025
  • Some guests recited poetry, while others freestyled between sips of tea.
    Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • Nuclear energy can offer a zero-emission source of stable baseload electricity even when the sun doesn’t shine and the wind doesn’t blow, but as the World Nuclear Association points out, almost all U.S. nuclear generating capacity comes from reactors built between 1967 and 1990.
    Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
  • Remember too that strong winds, flash flooding, and hail aren't the only threats from thunderstorms.
    Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
Verb
  • One way, Park said, would be to have researchers recruit a large, representative sample of patients, measure their levels of exposure and follow them for years, perhaps until death.
    The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2025
  • Over 400 adults with a diabetic foot ulcer that appeared closed or healed to the eye were recruited to the study.
    Paul McClure June 02, New Atlas, 2 June 2025
Verb
  • The first images from the production reveal the Yash, who leads the ensemble cast alongside Ranbir Kapoor, in peak physical condition, preparing to embody Ravana.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 May 2025
  • So each block has a director, and one block prepares and starts to shoot, then halfway [through] the other is prepping, and then starts to shoot.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
Verb
  • Treating this condition involves surgery to implant a shunt to drain excess fluid from the inside of the skull, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
    Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2025
  • Preventative measures There are ways to avoid such a financially and emotionally draining situation.
    Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • Those other tariff strategies, which CNN's report discussed at length, would take longer to implement and may not burden trade partners for as long as Trump may like but would essentially raise the same burdens without running afoul of courts, experts told CNN.
    Ashley Belanger – May 29, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2025
  • There is a weight to his existence, the face of a nation’s team, the creative burden of one of football’s richest clubs.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • Pouring shots into people’s mouths and mixing up well drinks brought some good emotions to surface.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 29 May 2025
  • The new drink blends lemonade, Icedream, and peaches for a creamy, summery twist.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 29 May 2025

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“Draft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/draft. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.

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