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as in to delay
to move or act slowly
one of the climbers was beginning to drag
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as in to crawl
to move slowly
the play dragged and seemed to take forever to get to its predictable conclusion
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as in street
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
the main drag in town
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as in obstacle
something that makes movement or progress difficult
the drag of stagnating wages on bringing the economy out of the recession
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as in crab
a person who spoils the pleasure of others
the teenager was mortified to be seen in public with such drags—her parents
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Recent Examples of drag
Kase Wickman,
Vanity Fair,
25 June 2026
Rather than drag things on and potentially dig himself deeper into a hole, Venditti figured the timing was right to take what money was left and exit gracefully.
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Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
The space agency had to stop most of the observatory's scientific operations to reduce drag and slow its descent from orbit.
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Matthew Glasser,
ABC News,
23 June 2026
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Verb
But Lively’s lawsuit against It Ends With Us collaborator Justin Baldoni dragged her texts with Swift into the public narrative and appeared to put a strain on the friendship.
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Kase Wickman,
Vanity Fair,
25 June 2026
Rather than drag things on and potentially dig himself deeper into a hole, Venditti figured the timing was right to take what money was left and exit gracefully.
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Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
Noun
Extreme weather events, including heat waves, almost always manifest as an economic drag.
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Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
The space agency had to stop most of the observatory's scientific operations to reduce drag and slow its descent from orbit.
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Matthew Glasser,
ABC News,
23 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drag
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But Roberts finds moments to pull players aside for one-on-one conversations.
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Rescuers have fanned out across La Guaira, where the worst destruction occurred, and parts of Caracas, where families and volunteers have spent days pulling survivors and victims from the rubble.
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Still, some experts say the lack of awareness may delay some eligible adults from taking advantage of the new coverage and getting on the treatments immediately.
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The last time Colombia played at Miami Stadium, the 2024 Copa América final against Argentina was delayed more than 75 minutes after a security breach involving ticketless fans, with some appearing to enter through air vents.
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Seltz’s system crawls hundreds of millions of pages a day, and returns results in under 200 milliseconds.
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The animal eventually crawled under a dock.
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Blanca Quinonez knows only one way to play, with full- bore, hit-the-floor intensity.
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If your surroundings have become a bore, switch them up as Venus and Uranus harmonize.
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He is lured by the sound of music down a Montmartre street to Nicholas de Lenfent (Joseph Potter), an old friend from his village who has grown up to be a talented violinist and rakish twink.
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Meanwhile, Downing Street staff are lining the street outside.
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There was an element of cynicism, but not on the part of determined prosecutors who overcame obstacles and brought the case to guilty pleas by three defendants and the conviction on 21 counts of the public official who ignited the scandal.
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But obstacles veered her away from art for years.
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The WanderFull HydroBag offers a stylish, hands-free way to keep your heavy Stanley tumbler or Owala bottle ready for sips during trips and treks.
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C-suite execs come for a digital detox, chic couples spoil themselves at the spa, and affluent families from Macau sip cocktails by the pool.
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Liv locked in the half-crab on Iyo Sky with Iyo a long way away from the ropes.
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Families rent crab pots and put their catch in plastic buckets held by delighted children.
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“Drag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drag. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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