DRAGGED (OUT) Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

dragged (out)

verb

past tense of drag (out)

as in lengthened

to make longer pointless questions that merely dragged out the meeting another hour

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Like a single on the old-skool charts, Sean Combs‘ prison time keeps moving up and down, with the Bad Boy Records founder’s stint behind bars lengthened again.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026
Originally built for Seabourn in the 1990s, this older ship was purchased by Windstar in 2015 and refurbished and lengthened in 2020.

— Erica Silverstein, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of lengthened

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Diagnoses of autism, a neurodevelopmental condition that affects how people communicate and behave, have increased roughly fivefold over the past couple of decades.

— Amanda Seitz, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Confusion reigns Wright asserted that the seven-day average of oil flowing out of the Strait of Hormuz had increased to 9 million barrels per day.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of increased

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The England Under-18 international declined to sign a professional contract with Rovers, who instead extended his scholarship agreement into a third year.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Route 79 is extended to serve the 40th Street Market-Frankford (L) stop on every other trip.

— Laura Fay, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of extended

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The strikes have stretched from the European part of Russia to Yekaterinburg, over 2,000 kilometers (about 1,250 miles) from Ukraine's border.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Caution tape was stretched across the area, and the Chicago Fire Department scuba team was spotted at the scene.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of stretched

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Colleges received federal money, as did many other industries during the pandemic, that only prolonged the end.

— Dana Taylor, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says most people with a healthy immune system will eventually recover on their own, but the illness can be prolonged.

— Maria Godoy, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of prolonged

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