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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

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National Rail has said a number of train companies will be running extra services after midnight on New Year's Eve as events in London start to draw to a close.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

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

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

Those adventures, however, are another story, and this story, I’m afraid, must now draw to a close.

From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo

draw to a close

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