as in lengthening
to make longer
pointless questions that merely dragged out the meeting another hour
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The soil is warming, days are lengthening, and new roots have months to establish before winter.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Nov. 2025 -
Intuitive Machines believes this system will degrade more slowly, lengthening operational lifespans.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 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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Both are highly absorptive, drawing out excess oil that clogs pores and contributes to breakouts.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
30 Sep. 2025
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The organization’s Green Heart Project, which studies the impact of better air quality on heart disease through urban greening, has found that increasing the number of trees and shrubs in an area can create lower levels of a blood marker associated with inflammation.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Coffee prices have been increasing sharply since the start of this year.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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The deadline for extending the qualifying offer is Thursday.—
Shaun McAvoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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But the measure stalled in the Senate, where Democrats have demanded provisions extending Affordable Care Act insurance plan subsidies that will expire at the end of the year, causing premiums in ACA plans to soar.—
Jessie Opoien,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Guests mingled and dined at long, stretching tables lined with plum calla lilies and small golden lamps.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
2 Nov. 2025
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Zelenskyy said attacks were reported in the capital Kyiv and at least nine other Ukrainian regions, stretching from frontline areas in the southeast of the country to the border with Poland in the west.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Dragging (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dragging%20%28out%29. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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