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Recent Examples of draw up Josef began drawing up plans to build his extended cellar around 1981 or 1982. Jessica Sager, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025 Zelenskyy — a former television comedy actor — has in response offered to stand down if Ukraine is allowed to join NATO and a peace accord drawn up. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2025 While a final policy is still being drawn up, the younger Steinbrenner made clear that some beards will soon be allowed inside the Yankees clubhouse. David K. Li, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2025 Unlike the single-state USSR largely led centrally by Moscow, the EU constitutes a supranational entity consisting of independent nations that adhere to a common set of laws drawn up and approved by participating representatives of member states. Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for draw up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for draw up
Verb
  • Often, women would wear the same watch for years, so why did the younger generations ever stop?
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2025
  • The news continues to appear bad for LIT, yet the fund has stopped slumping.
    Brett Owens, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Despite the depth and breadth of his transactions, Sweeney did not classify his work as a teardown.
    Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Using data from nearly 10,000 herbarium specimens, scientists at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History have brought attention to the conservation status of these plants, revealing that 87 species—almost half of the genus—are now classified as threatened with extinction.
    Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • During the Ash Wednesday homily, which had been prepared for the pontiff, the substitute celebrant opened with words of solidarity and gratitude for Francis.
    Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
  • After a journey spanning about 4.5 days, Athena arrived in lunar orbit Monday (March 3), where the spacecraft and Intuitive Machines operators in mission control have continued preparing the lander for its descent to the surface.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • All live-fire exercises in the current drill were halted until the investigation to determine the exact reason for the accident was finished.
    Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2025
  • In the days following the press conference, Trump’s administration halted further U.S. aid to Ukraine and also ended intelligence sharing between Washington and Kyiv.
    David Axe, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Three years later, Ade arranged a romantic trip to Italy for the couple with the intention of asking Houston to be his wife.
    Megan Pinckney Rutherford, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025
  • In 1894, Ah Say arranged to have a hundred-and-thirty-foot ceremonial dragon delivered for the community’s annual New Year celebration.
    Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The two-tone Schiaparelli gown is composed of a white maxi dress with sculptural halter straps that accentuate its deep V neckline and a dark blue raw denim corset.
    Raven Brunner, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Anadol’s ‘Living Architecture’ installation is accompanied by a custom soundscape composed by Anadol’s longtime collaborator, Kerim Karaoglu which integrates sound recordings made in the museum and enhances the sensory immersion of the installation.
    Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • How To Solve Today’s Wordle The Hint: Pursue in order to catch.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Gordon did score Newcastle’s second goal that night, when Quansah’s lack of familiarity with the role caught him out.
    Andy Jones, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Approach: Pick one routine task — like organizing emails — and let an AI or smart filter handle it for a week.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
  • The bag’s practical design has an interior center pocket divider with a zipper closure and one interior slip pocket to organize my items while keeping them safe.
    Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025

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