as in to spend
to make complete use of
I drew down my bank account just paying for tuition
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Recent Examples of draw down
The sprinkle of freckles that were re-drawn down her nose and over her cheeks—a sweet nod to embracing your natural features.
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Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2025
The society draws down grant funds once a month and has a little over $11,000 left.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
Water management The Department of Water Resources and Yuba Water Agency during the rainy season both draw down their reservoirs to create flood storage space within certain requirements designated by the water control manual each has with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 15 Mar. 2025
Future instability could mean more difficulty funding solutions that have already come to bridge the existing gaps, and companies could start drawing down support.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
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Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2025
The society draws down grant funds once a month and has a little over $11,000 left.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
Water management The Department of Water Resources and Yuba Water Agency during the rainy season both draw down their reservoirs to create flood storage space within certain requirements designated by the water control manual each has with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 15 Mar. 2025
Future instability could mean more difficulty funding solutions that have already come to bridge the existing gaps, and companies could start drawing down support.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for draw down
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Consumers have been optimizing their spending for years, Thomas said, by making smart decisions to have the ability to still spend, particularly on discretionary items.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Ripp is originally a linebacker but spent parts of last year playing edge.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Apr. 2025
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Nor could the authors conclude definitively that the chimps were deliberately consuming ethanol-rich fruits and sharing it with their compatriots.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
21 Apr. 2025
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Crews also conduct test burns before igniting a larger area, to verify how effectively fuels are consumed and how smoke will travel.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Payne drained a 3-pointer the next time down the floor to tie the game, 98-98.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2025
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Stroll around and behold the sprawling gardens, luxurious poolside accommodations, spectacular ocean views and the fresh sea air and let the stress drain from your soul.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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They will be exhausted after Grandma wrangling for 4 hours.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Officers must make life-or-death decisions while exhausted, both physically and emotionally.—
Paul Vallas,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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So far the positioning appears to be playing out well.—
Emma Sandler,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The ruling puts on hold a lower court judge's order that had mandated the reinstatement of more than 16,000 probationary workers, as legal challenges to the administration's downsizing plan continue to play out in the courts.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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The goal of this prescribed burn is to decrease the existing fire hazard and to prevent and reduce the impact of future fires in the area.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Traditional office leasing implies maintainable overheads, upkeep costs and long-term financial commitments; modular offices eliminate them and reduce construction costs by as much as 30%.—
Ascend Agency,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2025
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However, the four teams in question failed to comply with the revised curfew, leading them to use up one of the four exemptions teams receive in a season.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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But that pot will be used up in 2027, and doubts have grown recently about the Trump administration’s commitment to European allies.—
Geir Moulson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2025
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Prosecutors said Mahdi constantly used brutality to solve his problems.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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The team used surrogate dogs -- since adopted through the humane society -- to help give birth to the dire wolves, which are white.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Draw down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/draw%20down. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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