DRAWING UP Synonyms: 149 Similar and Opposite Words

drawing up

verb

present participle of draw up

as in stopping

to bring (something) to a standstill he drew up his horse outside the tavern

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as in classifying

to put into a particular arrangement drew up the troops into a line along the ridge

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as in preparing

to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form draw up a proposal and submit it to the committee for approval

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Recent Examples of drawing up Without that rule, threatened species no longer get automatic protections and instead rely on agencies drawing up species-specific rules for each one, a process that can take years. — Timothy Randhir, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026 This impetus did not begin with the war on terror; generations of American leaders and scholars have sought to increase presidential power, drawing up mechanisms that could sideline civil liberties and intertwine military and police activities. — Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026 According to a 2024 planning board presentation, TeraWulf’s project manager said the full buildout would bring employment to between 35 and 40 people at a facility drawing up to 500 megawatts. — Petala Ironcloud, ArsTechnica, 7 Sep. 2026 Congress also has the right to impeach the president, with the House drawing up articles of impeachment and the Senate holding the trial on those articles. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026 Forward-looking brands and retailers are drawing up blueprints for the next demographic frontier — the tiniest tots born between 2025 and 2039. — Faye Brookman, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026 After more than 20 years of working for major tech companies as a user-experience designer (UX) – from LinkedIn to Amazon to Google – Tim Sparks is now drawing up a new playbook. — Max Darrow, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 With its forces on high alert, Israel is drawing up operational plans for a further escalation in the US-Iran conflict, three Israeli sources said, but for now remains on the sidelines and has no imminent plans to join. — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 21 July 2026 Calamos Global Dynamic Income might be drawing up another peak, which would give some would-be investors pause. — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

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But Pollard was ruled down just outside the end zone in the second quarter, and Cleveland turned the Titans over on downs with Maliek Collins stopping Pollard on fourth-and-goal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
But there's nothing stopping users from posting images or videos made with third party filters to the platform — or onto TikTok and Instagram, for that matter.

— Chloe Veltman, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026

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Operators fed Maven intelligence classifying the elementary school as an Iranian military facility, and the system, in turn, marked it as one of the priority targets for day one of the war.

— Kylie Jones, Vox, 25 Oct. 2026
The distinction matters because responding to a signal and accurately classifying an unfamiliar chemical mixture are separate tasks.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of classifying

Verb

States preparing for an imminent war prioritize military mobilization and strategic hardening; Fujian, by contrast, is being developed as a long-term engine of economic integration, innovation, and cross-Strait connectivity.

— Ningrong Liu, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
In an interview with Vogue at Cannes, Hoyeon described spending six months preparing for the action sequences, including firearms training, obtaining a stick-shift driving license, and learning stunt-driving techniques.

— Lisa Wong Macabasco, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of preparing

Verb

After fumbling twice in Michigan State territory, halting offensive momentum, the Bruins were trailing going into the second quarter and tied 7-7 with three minutes left in the second quarter.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Democrats used the tools available to force votes that GOP leadership tried to avoid — on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files and halting the Iran war.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of halting

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One of our all-time favorite experiences was arranging a private, behind-the-scenes tour of Blenheim Palace, led by none other than the Duke of Marlborough himself.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Miranda Orozco, 50, was sentenced to 30 years in prison after admitting to arranging travel and accommodations for two people who died and another who was seriously injured.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of arranging

Verb

Gash love composing songs whose intersecting lines set the entire mood of the song—jarring, dreamy, or nostalgic—in the style of art-house sampling.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026
Lyall pulled out his phone and began composing a message for Claude, the AI app from Anthropic.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of composing

Verb

Their replacements arrived three weeks late because of capsule repairs, stalling this crew’s homecoming.

— Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
The memoir also details Cooper’s crippling, career-stalling struggles with substance abuse during the late ‘70s and goes into depth about his subsequent re-embrace of Christianity and his current beliefs and practices.

— Gary Graff, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of stalling

Verb

Technology handles more of the searching, organizing and comparing surrounding it.

— Denys Kanel, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Locally, losing the endorsement could strip Raman of volunteers and organizing infrastructure just weeks before her runoff against Mayor Karen Bass.

— Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of organizing

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