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Recent Examples of draw in
This works because warm air naturally rises and escapes, creating a pressure difference that in turn draws in cooler air from lower levels and promotes ventilation throughout the building.
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Adam Williams, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2024
Research in consumer insights and refreshed brand segmentation is drawing in younger and female consumers.
—Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 1 Nov. 2024
Since kicking off in 2018, the rally has drawn in people looking for exclusive access to Europe’s most beautiful and hidden routes.
—Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
On the corner of a busy intersection in Culver City, an oversize inflatable witch and racks of costumes draw in customers to Robinson Beautilities.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Adam Williams, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2024
Research in consumer insights and refreshed brand segmentation is drawing in younger and female consumers.
—Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 1 Nov. 2024
Since kicking off in 2018, the rally has drawn in people looking for exclusive access to Europe’s most beautiful and hidden routes.
—Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
On the corner of a busy intersection in Culver City, an oversize inflatable witch and racks of costumes draw in customers to Robinson Beautilities.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for draw in
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Few modern artists do so much to persuade us that creative endeavor is a struggle—an anxious wrestling with the stubborn materials to hand, and a determination to plow on.Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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Will that be enough to persuade these justices to strike down Tennessee’s law?Ian Millhiser, Vox, 15 Nov. 2024
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That is, the snowdrifts are up to my waist, and it’s been snowing all weekend.Alexei Navalny, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
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Throughout our April voyage, heavenly cherry blossoms bloomed and snowed pale-pink petals upon us.Norma Meyer, Orange County Register, 15 May 2024
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On hand for the séance is a thoroughly skeptical Poirot, inveigled to attend by a mystery-novelist friend, Ariadne Oliver.Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2023
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Norman Mailer tried to inveigle his dinner guests into an orgy, and not long after wrote a cruel letter to Styron, breaking off their friendship.Marion Winik, Washington Post, 15 June 2023
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Over the past two years, there have been episodic reports of Cuban, Indian, and Nepalese soldiers and volunteers lured to fight for Russia.Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
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While Wanda made tea for herself, an astral projection of her Scarlet Witch alter ego was seen in another room of the cabin, studying the Darkhold spellbook… until the distant sound of her son calling for help lured her away.Rebecca Iannucci, TVLine, 1 Nov. 2024
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Cruel Intentions follows the elite students of Manchester College, where two ruthless step-siblings will do anything to stay on top of the cutthroat social hierarchy, including seducing the daughter of the vice-president of the United States.Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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Police later learned that the prisoners had seduced the seamstress as a part of their escape plot.Emily Blackwood, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Draw in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/draw%20in. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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