DRAWS UP Synonyms: 147 Similar and Opposite Words

draws up

verb

present tense third-person singular of draw up

as in stops

to bring (something) to a standstill he drew up his horse outside the tavern

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as in classifies

to put into a particular arrangement drew up the troops into a line along the ridge

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as in prepares

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 draws up Now a salesperson can type in what a customer wants, such as products, quantities, delivery options and available discounts, and Roadrunner’s multi-agentic system draws up a customer quote in minutes. — Richard Nieva, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 Each electric arc furnace used in steelmaking has an operating power load between 40 and 200 megawatts, and the entire US steel industry draws up to 11 gigawatts of power at peak production across all facilities. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026

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These memorable rail journeys - one in Canada, two in the United States - offer up incredible panroamas, city stops, mountains and forests, traversing long distances across the continent.

— Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
This stops the pathologic transmission of electrical activity causing tremors or other symptoms.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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Additionally, the state of Illinois recently passed a bill, SB3484, that classifies and regulates micromobility devices such as e-scooters.

— Narmeen Khan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Google classifies her device as a contraceptive, which makes advertising harder and more expensive.

— Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of classifies

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The arrangement gives Boeing a longer production horizon as the Pentagon prepares to expand interceptor output.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
The cup of joe — and her headful of curls — reflects bigger changes to come as Leavitt, 33, prepares to say goodbye to the Hulu show and step firmly into her next chapter beyond reality TV.

— Lizzie Hyman, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of prepares

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If shipping through the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea halts, the world could face more economic pain.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 24 July 2026
The robot immediately responds to the interruption and halts the operation, illustrating Unitree’s focus on continuous human-robot interaction and dynamic task adaptation.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026

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The man composes his responses with the help of a manual that instructs him on which incoming string of Chinese characters should be answered with which other string of Chinese characters.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026
Agent authority composes dynamically.

— Harsh Singhal, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

Definition of composes

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Wayne orders Priscilla to shoot Lucky, who is preparing for the worst and apologizing to God.

— Derek Lawrence, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026
Consider earlier in Episode 8, when Patricia orders a delightful takeout dinner (chicken parm, slice of pie), only to discover she’s been given a dry turkey patty and a single sausage link.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2026

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