as in lengthening
to make longer
pointless questions that merely dragged out the meeting another hour
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Pilates, by contrast, typically emphasizes both the concentric and eccentric, or lengthening, phases, Rothstein said.—
Currie Engel,
Health,
13 Jan. 2026 -
Despite being flat to the ground, the sleek and streamlined design of a slim sneaker elongates your legs, creating a lengthening effect that balances your proportions beautifully.—
Shelby Comroe,
InStyle,
10 Jan. 2026
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So Sacco depicts both variations, while drawing out their disjunctions through commentary and supplementary reporting.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
18 Dec. 2025
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But Cianfrance also brings his skill with drawing out deep emotion to bear on this story as well.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
11 Oct. 2025
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Still, mainstream Democrats and the Democratic Party seemed inclined to hitch their fates to many of the issues which currently define a politics of domination, like threatening Venezuela or increasing ICE funding, even though for the first time, more voters want to abolish ICE than to keep it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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But the increasing state support comes amid a dramatic overall decline.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2026
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Motorola devices will follow, with over-the-air updates extending support over time.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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Keeping your right knee slightly bent, perform the deadlift by bending at the hip, extending your left leg behind you for balance.—
Greg Presto,
Outside,
7 Jan. 2026
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Along with the inevitable post-Craig identity crisis, there’s been a corporate reshuffling, with the Broccolis handing over the series to Amazon, stretching the current Bond gap into its fifth year, inviting more rumormongering than usual.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Jan. 2026
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After analyzing data collected by the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) in the Netherlands and India’s Giant Meterwave Radio Telescope (uGMRT), researchers say there is undeniable evidence of multiple eruptions stretching deep into the universe’s past.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Dragging (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dragging%20%28out%29. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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