drafting

verb

Definition of draftingnext
present participle of draft
1
as in recruiting
to pick especially for required military service my grandfather was drafted to fight in a war that he opposed

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2
as in preparing
to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form draft a letter to the local newspaper giving your views on the problem

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3
as in draining
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely remember to draft the water from the pool so that we can close it up for the winter

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  1. preparing
  2. composing
  3. pumping
  4. writing
  5. emptying
  6. sucking
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  • Pause, Don’t Panic Intrusive thoughts can catch you off guard, mainly when you’re focused on something important, like preparing for a presentation or an upcoming meeting.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • In the interim, businesses that meet California reporting requirements will have to use their best guess in preparing for reporting standards.
    Jon McGowan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of preparing
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  • The tune is the second that Cave, who has been composing film scores with his creative partner Warren Ellis for years, has contributed to a movie soundtrack this year.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Romeo + Juliet is your first time composing for Broadway.
    Ilana Kaplan, TIME, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of composing
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  • Dozens of residents testified at the City Council meeting, some expressing concern about unnecessary red tape that could limit access to the $10,000 grants, but most simply urging support for immediate winterization efforts and more groundwater pumping in light of the upcoming rainy season.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Foreign entities should not be pumping infinite groundwater from our aquifers.
    Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
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  • In addition to editing content, Alex also covers breaking news, writing about crime and severe weather as well as everything from multistate lottery jackpots to the July Fourth hot dog eating contest.
    Alex Sundby, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Last but not least, Wong has been organizing for disability justice, writing about her own experiences with disability, and platforming other disabled writers for years, both through the anthologies she’s edited and through Disability Visibility Project.
    James Factora, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of writing
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  • Despite the aging probe’s emptying power stores, NASA expects that Voyager 2 will keep operating with at least one science instrument into the 2030s.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
  • With the urinary system, spinal cord compression can cause difficulty beginning urination, a weak urine stream, or difficulty fully emptying the bladder.
    Julie Scott, MSN, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
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  • Until then, blood-sucking bat-men were something only Europeans had to worry about, as Dracula and his castle-dwelling kin preyed on hapless villagers half a world away.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The current Magpie wouldn’t get ten steps underground without sucking on a bottle of liquor.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 Oct. 2024
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