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Recent Examples of draw down Surprisingly, United repaid £50million of their revolving credit facility (RCF) in the first quarter of 2025, leaving them with £140m of available cash to draw down as at the end of April. Gregg Evans, New York Times, 17 June 2025 Head over to our deals page, pardner, and draw down. K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 13 June 2025 This is the first time the state has allocated funding to the child care sector beyond the minimum amounts required to draw down federal funding. Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 June 2025 Schools that have drawn down their endowments for annual expenses have found themselves in serious financial jeopardy. Gregory E. Sterling, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for draw down
Recent Examples of Synonyms for draw down
Verb
  • Soliman spent about four years at Cincinnati Children's, first arriving in the United States in 2014 after being persecuted in his native Egypt for work in support of freelance journalists.
    Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 25 July 2025
  • Pyne spent 15 seasons there as a firefighter, some of them living in an old cabin built by the Civilian Conservation Corps.
    Tom Zoellner, AZCentral.com, 25 July 2025
Verb
  • And each switch requires the brain to reorient itself, which consumes mental energy and slows overall performance, Dr. Schiff explains.
    Noma Nazish, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
  • Good Culture took advantage of its own viral moment with an ad campaign embracing the various ways of preparing and consuming its product.
    Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Money, 26 July 2025
Verb
  • Several of Yazan’s four older siblings also looked thin and drained.
    Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
  • The answer is to stop dating men who drain your brilliance, and to start dating as the woman who chooses herself first.
    Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Verb
  • Ferrell, who contended that their father wanted to be cremated, ultimately agreed to a settlement, reportedly after exhausting nearly $100,000 in legal fees and running out of funds to continue the fight.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 July 2025
  • The goal is to exhaust the activist organization’s resources and force them to shut down.
    Marianne Krasny, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Verb
  • That said, many policymakers have emphasized taking a wait and see approach to monetary policy in the coming months as the economic impact of government policy plays out.
    Simon Moore, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • As the season plays out, contestants participate in different challenges, go on dates and couple up with each other.
    Caroline Blair, People.com, 13 July 2025
Verb
  • Do not follow large vehicles closely - Large vehicles like trucks or buses can create a spray of water that can reduce your visibility.
    KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2025
  • Studies have shown that matcha can reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases.
    Michiko Tomioka, CNBC, 26 July 2025
Verb
  • The bump pushed Netflix’s share of all TV use up to 8.3 percent, versus 7.5 percent in May.
    Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2025
  • Plus, the microfiber mop pad is washable and can be used up to 30 times.
    Shalwah Evans, People.com, 9 July 2025
Verb
  • This is when the teen uses social conflict to express frustration.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • In this case, the Department of Homeland Security directly contacted state officials about using a quiet, remote airstrip to put up a soft-sided series of structures in which ICE detainees could be held pending court hearings.
    Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 6 July 2025

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“Draw down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/draw%20down. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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