DRAFTING Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

drafting

verb

present participle of draft

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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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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as in pumping

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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Recent Examples of drafting Most major mergers are consummated after executives have dedicated months to quietly drafting detailed operational plans and organizational hierarchies. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 Career staff attorneys in the Bureau of Consumer Protection are drafting the CIDs, the senior FTC official said. — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Both companies are now drafting final agreements covering licensing, supply chains, and private capital. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026 Regan and his team finished drafting the initiative and began investing union funds in signature-gathering. — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026 Tasks such as drafting ad copy or writing an email are open-ended and don’t have a single correct answer, so letting the model generate is fine. — Mateusz Mucha, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026 The company unveiled Claudeforce, which includes a plugin that lets customers use Anthropic’s Claude to access data stored in Salesforce and perform tasks such as drafting emails and updating records. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2026 The two were the honorary captains for home opener, a good reminder that this organization has a long history of drafting and developing talent. — Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026 Teams are generating insights, completing research, and drafting work in a fraction of the time. — Bryan Goode, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026

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Sheffield’s capital influx was critical, but so was recruiting top American oilfield services players with shale expertise.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
The company is also recruiting a chief strategy officer, who will report to Frank.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

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The Florida Department of Health is preparing more than 100 ambulances for possible evacuations and patient transportation, according to the governor.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
The court’s host country of the Netherlands has been preparing for weeks for the move.

— Matthew Lee, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

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Local authorities also reportedly started levying taxes on insurance policy income and salaries that Chinese citizens earned overseas.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
The usually cordial relationship between Washington and Ottawa has soured considerably in recent weeks, with trade talks derailed and the neighbors now levying multi-billion-dollar tariffs against one another.

— Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

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Michael Abels Abels was tasked with composing the music for Alex’s solo cello practice sessions.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
However, the Dolphins released Hunter, a former Auburn standout who was a 2025 fourth-round pick, four days later when composing its 53-man roster.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of composing

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Oak Lawn Mayor Terry Vorderer previously said investigating video gambling terminal thefts was draining village resources.

— Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Under President Joe Biden, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered Tel*Link to pay $3 million for illegally freezing and draining funds from incarcerated people’s accounts.

— Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026

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The original Latin meaning of curriculum vitae led me to imagine writing their history as the course of a life.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026
Sethi started writing after reading reports of Afghan refugees being moved out of temporary shelters as Germany took in large numbers of Ukrainians escaping the war.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

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Freeman said the Braves have done a good job keeping the Dodgers’ hitters off-balance by emptying their bullpen, sending in a fresh pitcher every couple of innings.

— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
With smarter obstacle avoidance, self-emptying docks, and mopping pads that actually scrub, today’s cleaning bots deliver an instant quality-of-life upgrade.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

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