draws on

VERB

use to advantage

Synonyms

WEAK

effect employ exploit extract fall back on have recourse to make use of rely on require take from

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draws on

The PCE numbers don’t come as a surprise to Wall Street analysts, because the index’s formula draws on other government inflation data that were published earlier in the month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

The bot ostensibly draws on technology from Google’s Gemini chatbot and Grok, Elon Musk’s A.I. assistant, and the administration unveiled it at a glitzy rollout styled to look like a Silicon Valley product launch.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026

But only about 830,000 cellphones were reported stolen or robbed in 2025, according to the annual report, which draws on police data.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

The framework draws on a long history of mathematical work.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026

This is not surprising, because in time of physiological stress the organism, be it fish or man, draws on stored fat for energy.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson