as in to lengthen
to make longer
pointless questions that merely dragged out the meeting another hour
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The Padres are banking on more of that to lengthen the lineup for the top of an order that is also not living up to expectations, but the Padres catchers have continued to provide value on defense throughout their sluggish start at the plate.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026 -
The bill would essentially prioritize people committed under the new process over those waiting for competency restoration services, potentially lengthening the competency waitlist, said Jack Johnson, public policy liaison at Disability Law Colorado.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
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The MorphoScan’s measurements ebbed and flowed from day to day as expected, with my weight dropping the day after a cardio workout and increasing after a weekend of indulgence.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
5 Apr. 2026
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UConn recovered from its prolonged shooting slump to regain its bearings, eventually increasing its lead to 10 points on a Mullins’ 3 with 47 seconds left in the half before heading into the locker room up 37-29.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Those connections extend beyond the dining room.—
Evan Moore
April 8,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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But the Red Sox stayed patient and extended at-bats as Crochet did his job keeping the Brewers off the board for the first six innings.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Much of Colorado’s growth is now concentrated in a belt of counties stretching from Weld down to Elbert and El Paso counties, temporarily bypassing Arapahoe, which had the state’s biggest population loss in raw numbers.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
8 Apr. 2026
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That expansion now stretches beyond content into areas like financial services and telecom, further increasing demands on his time.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
8 Apr. 2026
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On Actress records, dreary passages are drawn out for long periods of time, and pretty sections are shattered by digital noise and detritus.—
Andrew Ryce,
Pitchfork,
9 Apr. 2026
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Five minutes into the third, the Avs nearly had a short-handed goal when Hofer got drawn out of the crease, but Colorado couldn’t punch it in amid a mass of bodies in front of the net.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Ducks square off with Macklin Celebrini and the San Jose Sharks on Thursday, a group that has won five of six to prolong its postseason hopes.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
8 Apr. 2026
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Los Angeles visits Portland looking to prolong its four-game road winning streak.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Drag (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drag%20%28out%29. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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