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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In some areas, however, demand for testing has lengthened the turnaround time to two to three days, doctors said.

— Erika Edwards, NBC news, 10 July 2026
As a second-generation Taiwanese American, my family made frequent trips between California and the island nation, an arduous 15-hour flight, lengthened by stopovers in Hawaii or Alaska in the early days.

— Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026

Definition of lengthened

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And Harleys has entirely redesigned the rear -suspension and increased its travel 117 per cent to five inches (13 cm).

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2026
The share of workers with hybrid schedules has increased a bit, while the share in fully remote positions has only seen a slight decline.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 July 2026

Definition of increased

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Routh said because of that cap, PJM found nearly $13 billion was saved in the last two auctions, and that cap is now extended at least for power through 2030.

— Lauren Linder, CBS News, 13 July 2026
This constitutional reform also extended the presidential term from five to six years and moved up the presidential elections to 2027.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026

Definition of extended

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Stars including Reese Witherspoon, Emma Stone and Paul Rudd were seen departing the venue after the festivities began Friday evening and stretched until the early hours of Saturday morning.

— Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
Brazil were energetic and vertical, Vinicius Junior and Rayan stretched their opponents and Gabriel Martinelli’s stoppage-time winner was just reward.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of stretched

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The legislation is expected to be prolonged even further because of the upcoming elections in Israel, which automatically extend temporary legislation by approximately four months.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 14 July 2026
While core inflation has yet to become a major concern, prolonged higher energy and food prices will increase core inflation through higher input, transportation, and operational costs.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 13 July 2026

Definition of prolonged

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