drawn up

verb

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

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

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3
as in composed
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 drawn up When a home is bought or sold, a deed is legally drawn up to reflect the transfer of ownership. — Donovan McCarty, The Conversation, 22 June 2026 Keller Williams has drawn up a rendering and cost estimate for a pool to sit in the natural landscape. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2026 For this article, a longlist of games was drawn up and then a panel of our journalists ranked them in order of most importance. — Will Jeanes, New York Times, 20 June 2026 The concept as drawn up would open up traffic passage and, in fact, feed into freer movement through an area soon to open an entertainment district and revitalized riverfront trail. — Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026 The first American arms began to be drawn up hours after the signing of the Declaration of Independence. — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026 The blueprints were drawn up by Uruguayan architect Álvaro Pérez Azar, who also sourced and restored local vintage pieces of furniture. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2026 YouTube, TikTok, and other major video-sharing platforms will be told to carry public service content prominently under new legislation being drawn up by the UK government. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 22 June 2026 New parks and trails are being built, and major plans to connect the waterway with the metro Atlanta region are being drawn up, thanks to decades of work by organizations like Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, a nonprofit dedicated to cleaning up the river and monitoring the condition of its water. — Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawn up
  1. checked
  2. organized
  3. composed
  4. stopped
  5. ordered
  6. prepared
  7. stayed
  8. arranged
Verb
  • The delivery driver checked the contents and address through an order on WhatsApp on his smartphone, handed it to del Valle, then sped off to his next delivery.
    — Rick Jervis, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Police said the girl's mother checked Pennsylvania's Megan's Law website and identified Dustin Deshong as the man who had been following her family.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 1 July 2026
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  • Since Calleja’s near-fatal fall, over $42,000 ($61,000 AUD) has been donated to a fundraiser organized by his football club to help cover medical expenses.
    — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
  • The annual memorial, organized by Castile’s mother, Valerie Castile, took place Monday night at the Philando Castile Peace Garden, located outside the north entrance to the Minnesota State Fairgrounds.
    — Tyler Quattrin, Twin Cities, 7 July 2026
Definition of organized
Verb
  • The Jury will be composed of 24 students, each of them recommended by professors of film studies from various Italian universities, DAMS, and from Ca’ Foscari University in Venice.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 3 July 2026
  • The administration has also assembled a Disaster Assistance Response Team composed of more than 250 people, including three specialized Urban Search-and-Rescue teams.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of composed
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  • To the moon All the political developments of the last 24 hours have not stopped stocks, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting 53,000 for the first time ever.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 7 July 2026
  • Not even the relentless defense chants summoned from the Sparks’ MCs stopped her.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of stopped
Verb
  • He was also ordered to pay $120,000 in restitution and $25,000 to the city.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026
  • At a hearing on June 24 observed by The Times, 14 immigrants didn’t make their appointment, and were ordered removable by the end of the day.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of ordered
Verb
  • Attorneys and the judge prepared the jury charge, which contains the instructions for the panel’s deliberations, and the lawyers made their closing arguments on Monday afternoon.
    — Star-Telegram staff. Produced with AI assistance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2026
  • The Miami Herald has learned that at least one Caribbean country is reportedly prepared to support Persad-Bissessar’s request.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
Definition of prepared
Verb
  • Matthew Doane, a Sacramento resident, also stayed until the finish.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
  • In schools that stayed open during the June heat wave, children and teachers made do with low-tech solutions like mini handheld fans and water sprayer bottles to stay cool.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
Definition of stayed
Verb
  • The original design featured 13 stripes representing the colonies and 13 stars arranged in a circle to symbolize equality among them.
    — Pete Cuddihy, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • The floorplan is arranged with a clear separation between the living areas and private sleeping quarters of the home.
    — Bridget Borgobello July 03, New Atlas, 4 July 2026
Definition of arranged

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