DRAW ON Synonyms: 133 Similar and Opposite Words

draw on

verb

Definition of draw on

as in to cause

to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) the general's imprudent remarks drew on a public rebuke by the secretary of defense

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Relevance

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as in to come

to come near or nearer night draws on, so we should hurry home

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Recent Examples of draw on The duo worked with curves, sequins and dotted effects to suggest light on water, and drew on Impressionist color contrasts. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026 The analysis drew on 864 dogs enrolled in the nationwide Dog Aging Project. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026 The study drew on 864 dogs enrolled in the nationwide Dog Aging Project and found that larger dogs lose 35% more LINE1 methylation than smaller ones. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026 According to Amazon's announcement, the feature draws on information from several sources, including your purchase history, product reviews and items saved to Lists. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for draw on

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Verb

Extreme tropical weather led to two deaths in Mexico and caused widespread damage over the weekend as Hurricane Simon pounded the country's Pacific coast, authorities said Monday.

— JAIMIE DING, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
Her heart cells had been infected with parvovirus B19, the virus that more commonly causes Fifth Disease.

— Raj Panjabi, Time, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of cause

Verb

Monday's attack came a day after a Russian drone struck the village of Pisochyn in the Kharkiv district, killing three people and injuring nine others, including children, according to the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
Most people come here for the ever-evolving menu of house cocktails.

— Condé Nast, cntraveler.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of come

Verb

For a government overseeing a population dominated by mobile expats, that created a lot of uncertainty in terms of establishing an economic base that can support a welfare system and basic state infrastructure.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
The working group of administrators and Greek life representatives created action plans for each chapter to resume operations in fall 2018 based on a blind review of their previous four years.

— Brittany Shammas, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of create

Verb

Jio Platforms, the company at the center of Musk's remarks, is coming up with a record IPO issue soon, but its valuation demands have met with pushback from investors who seem unconvinced of the company's positioning as a tech business.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
Basically every month coming up, the brand will have a Colony Hotel suite takeover.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of come up

Verb

Creality's approach is rather different, swapping smaller nozzle assemblies instead of complete print heads, and potentially bringing the benefits of multi-nozzle printing to a more affordable machine.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
For the Bills fans, the store opening is bringing a slice of home and Upstate New York.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of bring

Verb

With the presidential elections approaching next April, political parties are scrambling to position themselves in relation to a protest movement that has shown no sign of abating.

— Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
As seen from Planet 2, Planet 1 will appear to approach on the inside lane, slow down, move to the outside lane and then fall away once again.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of approach

Verb

The ability for anyone to generate strategy, code, or creative work in seconds effectively filled in the moats built on blitzscaling overnight.

— Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
Its streaming app hosts short-form true crime audio and video shows that are fully AI-generated.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of generate

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