as in draining
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely
drew off the fat from the top of the drippings
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Clay-heavy soils under many Michigan roads, especially around Metro Detroit, trap moisture rather than draining it.—
Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
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Public schools in Florida are funded on a per-student basis, and schools that operate at about half capacity or less typically do not generate enough money to be self-supporting, instead draining the district’s budget.—
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Your adrenaline’s pumping [after] being out for a while.—
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Lavrenov is still pumping his fist and yelling to no one in particular after an inspired play because of what the sport means to him.—
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Safety Kam Curl made a sliding catch at the Rams’ 22, and sucking the oxygen out of the 60,253 at Soldier Field.—
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This includes applying a tourniquet and cutting, sucking or icing the wound.—
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“Drawing (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawing%20%28off%29. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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