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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More drones and missiles are slipping through both sides’ fraying air defenses, meaning that the civilian death toll has increased, and more critical infrastructure is being damaged.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Connecticut’s homeless population increased for the fifth year in a row — though at a lower rate than the previous two years.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of increased

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So, Basabe laid out, extended his left arm, made contact with the ball — and sent it straight into right field.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
Entering the second half, Atlanta kept the energy going and extended their lead to 25 points in the third quarter.

— Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of extended

Verb

His empire stretched across some of the world’s most exclusive retail districts, from Madison Avenue in New York to Bond Street in London and Canton Road in Hong Kong.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
Local budgets are stretched, the argument goes, and spending millions to defend against the worst hour of the year looks like overbuilding when schools and roads need money today.

— Ravi S. Bhalla, New York Daily News, 9 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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