DREW DOWN Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

drew down

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past tense of draw down

as in spent

to make complete use of I drew down my bank account just paying for tuition

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Recent Examples of drew down Although the market has adapted and prices have remained relatively low considering the historic supply shock during the war, that’s in large part because demand for oil collapsed and China drew down its massive oil stockpiles. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026 Bonta’s office drew down an auxiliary state fund appropriated for such actions by more than $19 million during the 2025-26 fiscal year, the attorney general said in a report to the Legislature also released Tuesday. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026 While the operation eventually drew down, DHS has continued to have a tumultuous 2026. — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 16 July 2026 The plan limited cuts to a Black Student Achievement program and drew down funds from a retiree health benefit trust fund to show the district could stay solvent. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 The higher benefits drew down the fund, and when the Great Recession struck six years later, rapidly expanding unemployment, the sudden spike in payouts forced the state to borrow about $10 billion from the federal government. — Dan Walters, Oc Register, 2 June 2026 Between the latter date and the end of March, a further £15m was paid back, but the club also drew down an extra £60m on the facility in that period. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 27 May 2026 Brussels also sought to smooth ties with Washington, finalizing a transatlantic trade deal even as the US drew down its troop presence in Europe. — Semafor Events, semafor.com, 22 May 2026 Away from Big Oil's headline beats, Clark Williams-Derry, analyst at energy think tank IEEFA, saidthat energy giants took on significant short-term debt and drew down their cash reserves in the first quarter. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 12 May 2026

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The professional explorers spent a year living inside the Boundary Waters, using their platform to speak loudly for its protection.

— Erin Hassanzadeh, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Chief among them was the United Kingdom, which soon began to attract a number of big-budget movies thanks to a hugely popular 25% cash rebate on production expenses, including money spent on actors’ salaries and other above-the-line costs.

— Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of spent

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This one may seem like every gummy in the bag was consumed, but Saquon Barkley possesses significant boom/bust appeal.

— Jess Bryant, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Upstream checkpoints are typically published in formats such as Safetensors and consumed through frameworks like Transformers.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of consumed

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But as oil is drained from these reserves, the integrity of the caverns may be imperiled.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
Free mosquitofish are also available through the Butte County Mosquito and Vector Control District for ponds, troughs and other standing water that cannot be drained.

— Jessie Baltaxe, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of drained

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One example of this messaging disconnect played out on the Upper West Side, in the Democratic primary for the 69th Assembly District.

— Bradley Honan, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026
Scenes like these have played out across the country as America celebrates its 250th birthday and more people look for ways to take part.

— Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 27 June 2026

Definition of played out

Verb

That tariff rate was later reduced to 15% when the two sides agreed on a trade deal, but uncertainty remains about the stability of that agreement and how imports of certain European goods, such as steel, will be taxed by Washington.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
Traffic on the critical waterway, through which one-fifth of global crude oil typically flows, has reduced to a trickle since the war started in February.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of reduced

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The mortgage has been calculated, insurance and taxes considered, and closing costs absorbed.

— Dan Bray, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026
As a preteen, I became absorbed in the life of Davy Crockett, Wild Bill Hickok and others through stories written for my age group.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of absorbed

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Once the sugars are largely used up, different bacteria take charge and start breaking down the small amounts of protein and amino acids in the flesh, producing ammonia gas as a byproduct.

— Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 14 Aug. 2026
Any oxygen produced below Earth’s surface was long assumed to rapidly get used up.

— James Dinneen, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026

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