as in to lengthen
to make longer
pointless questions that merely dragged out the meeting another hour
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Since official records began in 1973, Earth's solar day has been steadily lengthening, mostly due to the moon.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
5 Aug. 2025 -
Perhaps his confidence in continuing the war is one more item on a lengthening list of his strategic mistakes.—
Ian Bremmer,
Time,
31 July 2025
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Trump also targeted Walmart after the retailer warned its prices would increase to absorb the cost of his tariffs.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The addition of more NFL programming increases the value.—
Joe Reedy,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Aug. 2025
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The Buckeyes extended their record of being ranked in the preseason to 72 years.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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What’s more, SB 180 extends the freeze for a full year after every future hurricane within 100 miles of a local government, threatening a rolling paralysis in planning for nearly every part of Florida.—
Haley Busch,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
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At its longest, the line stretched out the door and almost to the sidewalk, past three white Adirondack rocking chairs that were all in motion.—
Neal Rubin,
Freep.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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In Thursday’s 30-pitch session, Sale faced utility infielder Jonathan Ornelas and left-handed-hitting minor leaguer Eric Hartman as other Braves stretched and warmed up before batting practice.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
8 Aug. 2025
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Some Republicans want to draw out some South Florida Democrats, but doing so could mean giving Republican incumbents like Salazar some more Democratic voters.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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Why did Mozeliak trade Helsley the day before the deadline, instead of trying to draw out a potential overpay from rival clubs?—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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When faith in the government product is shaken, things go off-the-rails in short order; just look at how anti-science sentiments prolonged the Covid 19 pandemic, and helped set in motion a broader drop in vaccine rates.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
6 Aug. 2025
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Wigginton hopes to prolong the lives of thyroid cancer patients while maintaining a quality of life and also increasing treatment options through groundbreaking research in thyroid cancer treatment.—
Lara Terpstra,
Freep.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Drag (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drag%20%28out%29. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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