as in lengthened
to make longer
pointless questions that merely dragged out the meeting another hour
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dragged (out)
Verb
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Frustration piled, and his timetable lengthened.—
Noah Furtado,
Houston Chronicle,
5 Apr. 2026 -
Grant Holmes’ gem Friday at Chase Field in a 2-0 Braves’ win over the Diamondbacks lengthened the team’s eight-game stretch of solid pitching to start the year.—
Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The stopout population keeps growing overall, even as annual stopouts have declined and reenrollment has increased, according to data from the National Student Clearinghouse.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Overtime increased by 65% between 2019 and 2024 alone, the study said.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
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On the licensing and consumer products side, the brand has extended across toys, publishing, digital products and lifestyle categories.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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The Wild lease, which runs out in 2035, would be extended another 30 years under the renovation plan, alongside the city’s half-cent sales tax, which covers certain arena maintenance costs.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
16 Apr. 2026
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Callender stretched out to deny the shot, keeping Minnesota United within striking distance for the equalizer minutes later.—
Kyle Kensing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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But at the time her car was found, that silence had stretched longer than usual.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2026
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The Hungarian leader says that the war should be finished as quickly as possible, not prolonged by further Western support for Ukraine.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
11 Apr. 2026
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Because bath bombs release a high concentration of dye into a fairly small amount of water, the pigment has prolonged contact with the tub’s surface.—
Caroline Lubinsky,
Martha Stewart,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Dragged (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dragged%20%28out%29. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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