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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dragged (out)
  1. lengthened
  2. increased
  3. extended
  4. stretched
  5. prolonged
Verb
  • Those disruptions have lengthened voyages and driven up tanker costs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Those exclusive windows, sharply shortened during the pandemic, have gradually lengthened again, according to Octavio Alzola, programming and marketing director at arthouse cinema chain Cines Renoir.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of lengthened
Verb
  • The financial complexity has increased, and adequate preparation needs to increase with it.
    — Adam Frank, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The areas that increased in temperature faster over time also had more of the red-orange bees.
    — Connie Hanzhang Jin, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of increased
Verb
  • The state expanded the tax credit from $330 million to $750 million last year, and extended the program through 2030.
    — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Connor McDavid scored a goal and extended his NHL record season-opening assists streak to 15 games, powering the Edmonton Oilers past the New York Rangers 4-1 on Sunday.
    — CBS New York Team, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of extended
Verb
  • Buyout holding periods have stretched to around seven years, compared with five to six years between 2010 and 2021, according to Bain.
    — Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Some polling places saw lines that stretched blocks for much of election day.
    — Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of stretched
Verb
  • The 2026 ozone hole became the seventh largest in 48 years of monitoring, fueled by an unusually powerful polar vortex which prolonged ozone depletion in the Antarctic and allowed the hole to grow larger, researchers explained.
    — Dan Peck, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Later, prolonged sitting on an overnight flight from Philadelphia to London and a return flight after the game resulted in stagnant blood flow to the injured leg.
    — Ali Ataya, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of prolonged
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“Dragged (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dragged%20%28out%29. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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