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draw to a close

VERB
wane
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abate atrophy decrease die down die out dim dwindle ebb fade peter out shrink slacken subside taper off weaken wither
STRONG
decline drop fail fall moderate relent sink
WEAK
die away ease off fade away fall short let up slack off waste away wind down
Antonyms
STRONGEST
brighten develop enhance enlarge expand extend grow increase rise strengthen
STRONG
ascend go up reach win
WEAK
raise

Example Sentences

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The Old Trafford side's tortuous campaign will draw to a close against Unai Emery's Champions League qualification hopefuls on Sunday.

From BBC • May 24, 2025

As the questions draw to a close, Rose shifts to the main event: time now to see just how buzzy this room is.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2025

In 2024, the journey will draw to a close in Ireland - in Joyce's native Dublin and, ultimately, Seán Doran and Liam Browne's home city of Derry.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2022

The breakthrough is not expected to significantly change the uncertainty at campuses systemwide over how to handle grading and final exams as fall terms draw to a close.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2022

And that year began to draw to a close.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith