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 society draws down grant funds once a month and has a little over $11,000 left.
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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
The main structural difference between a pagan and paleo-Christian basilica lies in the placement of the primary entrance: The churches shifted the front door from the long wall to the short wall, so that the eye would be drawn down the length of the nave to the altar.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
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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
The main structural difference between a pagan and paleo-Christian basilica lies in the placement of the primary entrance: The churches shifted the front door from the long wall to the short wall, so that the eye would be drawn down the length of the nave to the altar.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for draw down
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As their name suggests, these tortoises spend most of their time in large burrows that are usually 15 feet long and 6.5 feet deep.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Apr. 2025
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Massey spent the last seven years re-launching the company as president and CEO under Rob Stringer, chairman of Sony Music Group.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2025
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In the hospitality sector, large hotels consume significantly more energy due to extensive facilities like multiple restaurants, conference centers, and recreational areas, which drive higher energy usage and waste production.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Peppermint tea is one easy way to consume peppermint.—
Julie Marks Published,
Verywell Health,
28 Mar. 2025
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Until then, the negative effects of import taxes such as rising unemployment and a slowing economy will drain trillions of dollars from the revenues the administration hopes to raise.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Former President Joe Biden drained the reserve of more than 40% of its capacity when gas prices reached record highs, averaging more than $5 a gallon across the U.S. in June 2022.—
Dan McCaleb | The Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Apr. 2025
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The game lasts about two minutes in total before the AI calls it a day, exhausted from generating the worst gaming experience possible.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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His aunt is exhausted, unsteady on her feet, her eyes red.—
David Bezmozgis,
New Yorker,
6 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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Don’t miss the clever moves that got Golden here, including the late play out of a timeout that got struggling star Walter Clayton Jr., open for a 3-pointer off a double screen, buried to tie it.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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This has, among other losses, reduced Egyptian revenue from the Suez Canal by about eight hundred million dollars a month.—
Bernard Avishai,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2025
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Standardization can also reduce due diligence burdens.—
The Sorenson Impact Institute,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 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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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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Prosecutors said Mahdi constantly used brutality to solve his problems.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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