drawing up

verb

Definition of drawing upnext
present participle of draw up
1
as in stopping
to bring (something) to a standstill he drew up his horse outside the tavern

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2
as in classifying
to put into a particular arrangement drew up the troops into a line along the ridge

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3
as in preparing
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 Synonyms for drawing up
  1. stopping
  2. classifying
  3. preparing
  4. halting
  5. organizing
  6. composing
  7. arranging
  8. catching
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  • What’s stopping organizations from reaping the benefits of AI right now?
    Jesse Todd, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The case stemmed from a Groveland police officer in September 2020 stopping a Lyft car for speeding and tag lights that weren’t working.
    Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of stopping
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  • The National Labor Relations Board issued a complaint Wednesday against the popular Netflix dating show, classifying its stars as employees and accusing the program of several labor violations.
    Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Those deaths aren't counted in our statistics, and that's primarily because of the difficulty in classifying those deaths in a disaster.
    Melody Schreiber, NPR, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of classifying
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  • The team will gather student input and feedback and promote student engagement by assisting with the planning and preparing of events.
    Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In the Prime Video clip overlaid with a theme track, the protagonist can be seen preparing to do battle against enemies who have arrived at his house, as the tension ratchets up.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of preparing
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  • The controversy has also strained South Korea's political system, halting high-level diplomacy, rattling financial markets, and spotlighting weaknesses in its governance structure.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Nevertheless, halting the pipeline sent European Union natural gas prices rising to 50 euros ($52), their highest since the 330-euro spike in 2022 after the invasion.
    Alexander Smith, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of halting
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  • Lastly, businesses should aim to reduce their threat surface as much as possible by regularly cleaning and organizing data to minimize their sensitive data footprint and therefore reduce the risk of inadvertent exposure.
    Rich Vibert, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The union has mainly focused on organizing delivery drivers, which the company says are not its workers because they are directly employed by contractors Amazon recruited to handle package deliveries.
    CBS News, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2024
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  • Seriously, had our honorable horror maestro taken a terrible tumble while composing the latest Goosebumps book?
    Mitch Wallace, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Consider using two hands to steady the monocular or use surrounding objects like fences or walls to lean against while composing your image.
    Matt Morris, Space.com, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of composing
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  • Automate savings, where possible Automated changes, like increasing workplace 401(k) plan contributions, setting up direct deposits from paychecks into dedicated savings accounts, and arranging for monthly transfers into an IRA and/or 529 college savings accounts all add up quickly, McBride said.
    Cora Lewis and Adriana Morga, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The trailer for With Love, Meghan was released two weeks ahead of the show's premiere and features the Duchess performing a number of activities from tending to a beehive to arranging flowers at a shop and hosting a mix of friends and celebrity guests.
    Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of arranging
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  • Schar and Duran had stretched for a loose ball and the Newcastle centre-half had slid in to win it, with Duran first catching him on the buttock and then in the small of the back.
    George Caulkin, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Martin has a habit of catching fire against Boston, famously burying the Celtics early in the 2023 Eastern Conference finals.
    Jared Weiss, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of catching
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drawing up

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