drawing up

verb

present participle of draw up
1
as in stopping
to bring (something) to a standstill he drew up his horse outside the tavern

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2
as in classifying
to put into a particular arrangement drew up the troops into a line along the ridge

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3
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 The club deny drawing up a shortlist. — Sam Lee, New York Times, 23 May 2026 But the real test now is drawing up an equivalent blueprint for Bangladesh, where Epic Group still remains deeply entrenched. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 25 June 2026 Armenians at home and in the diaspora voiced their outrage at the friendly message, drawing up grievances and cursing the government, often with expletives. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2026 Some medical clinics advertise microdosing Zepbound by drawing up less than the full amount in the single-use vial, but this has not been studied, and there is a risk of contaminating the vial by using it more than once. — Jody Dushay, STAT, 29 May 2026 With 80-120 active members and monthly tournaments drawing up to 80 players, the club thrives on human interaction. — Sara Hansen, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026 The winning play was prefaced by Raptors assistant Amar Batra drawing up a play for Baron, whom Edina had been guarding with a short-stick defender. — Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 9 June 2026 His Interior Department has lifted Biden-era restrictions barring drilling across much of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska and is now drawing up plans to streamline permitting for oil projects in the territory. — Jennifer A. Dlouhy, Fortune, 24 May 2026 Senator Lisa Murkowski, that Republican of Alaska, who's one of the more notable folks up here on the Hill on the GOP side about criticizing the war in Iran, has floated in conversations with reporters in the hallway here the possibility of drawing up an AUMF and putting it up for a vote. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawing up
  1. stopping
  2. classifying
  3. preparing
  4. halting
  5. arranging
  6. composing
  7. stalling
  8. organizing
Verb
  • Technology led to the suspect's arrest Officers obtained doorbell camera footage, which showed a silver SUV stopping along a curb on Majors Choice Drive.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Its compact size and functional interior and exterior pockets will make zipping through airport security or stopping for gas on road trips a breeze — no more digging through disorganized totes to locate your wallet and phone.
    — Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
Definition of stopping
Verb
  • The legislation, which Gribbin advocated for, authorizes the warnings by classifying a shark attack as an event for which an emergency alert can be issued.
    — Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • He is credited as the first and most significant contributor to South Florida archaeology of the time, classifying materials, recording 49 sites across Miami-Dade and making the first outline of a chronology of indigenous habitation.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
Definition of classifying
Verb
  • Those experiences, combined with feedback from trainees and employers, have helped shape Buildher's broader approach to preparing women not only technically but also emotionally and physically for work in the industry.
    — Christopher Clark, NPR, 5 July 2026
  • According to a GoFundMe campaign, Martin was preparing to move her family into a new home the day after she was killed.
    — Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of preparing
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  • After temporarily halting the regulations in May, Darwin found that only state lawmakers can make such policy decisions, according to card room industry officials, who sued to block the rule changes.
    — Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
  • As a means of halting the German and his squad made up of La Masia products such as Lamine Yamal, Spain internationals, and international veterans, Real Madrid president has brought back Jose Mourinho.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of halting
Verb
  • All these plans acknowledge the experience gap, namely that training without arranging relevant work experience is often futile.
    — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Among DeJohn’s hobbies were flower arranging, collecting anything blue and white, gardening, and decorating.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
Definition of arranging
Verb
  • The production was built entirely with AI tools, with Madhvani writing the multilingual lyrics alongside co-creators and composing the music through Suno, a leading AI music generation platform.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 July 2026
  • Legend has it that when an unsuspecting new man on the paper’s composing desk left out the agate type one day there were lots of problems for bettors and bookies across the city.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026
Definition of composing
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  • Russia’s war in Ukraine is stalling — on the battlefield and in the corridors of diplomacy.
    — Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 30 June 2026
  • The consumer pitch is the loud one, but Herbert thinks the bigger market is enterprise, where the same problem is stalling AI rollouts.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of stalling
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  • Shoppers appreciate the inner pockets for organizing small essentials, along with the top zipper that keeps everything nice and secure.
    — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 3 July 2026
  • The cruise, which departs from Greece on July 5, was expected to dock in the Turkish port town of Kuşadası two days later, followed by a trip to Istanbul, according to Atlantis Events, which is organizing the voyage.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 3 July 2026
Definition of organizing

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“Drawing up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawing%20up. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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