draw in

verb

Definition of draw innext
as in to rope (in)

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Recent Examples of draw in The two clubs played to a 1-1 draw in San Jose earlier this season. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026 The Quakes and Galaxy played to a 1-1 draw in San Jose earlier this season. — Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026 Keeley’s problems draw in Rebecca, who spends time comforting her — which leads to Rebecca missing yet another date. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026 Theaters from Chicago to Houston would heavily advertise their ice-cool amenities, which would draw in eager, sweaty crowds. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for draw in
Recent Examples of Synonyms for draw in
  1. persuade
  2. snow
  3. lure
  4. seduce
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  • But persuading other American companies to follow Chevron into Venezuela remains one of Washington’s biggest challenges.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Proponents may face an uphill battle persuading Newsom to sign the bill, which creates a unique revenue stream to pay for the program.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of persuade
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  • There are songs for each segment, which include Goofy cleaning up, a dark turn with Daisy in a power outage and snowed-in Pluto.
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
  • The food is rustic and cosmopolitan at once — bright, monumental salads, whole carrots and leeks baptized by fire, skeins of pasta, and Parmigiano snowing down — but the secret is the seeming effortlessness.
    — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Definition of snow
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  • Aladji Bamba was lured from Monaco for an initial £30m while Howe was still in situ.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • And, of course, on top of all of that, there are tax credits designed to lure productions — and sometimes post-production — elsewhere.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of lure
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  • When Miguel is being seduced by the bunker project, Zeller and composer Volker Bertelmann even weave voices resembling the Sirens into the score.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
  • In luxury hospitality, a beautiful site can seduce almost anyone.
    — Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of seduce

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“Draw in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/draw%20in. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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