as in lengthens
to make longer
pointless questions that merely dragged out the meeting another hour
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Verb
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While ChatGPT may initially recommend suicide hotlines, the AI could later give harmful answers as the conversation lengthens.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025 -
Kneeling Lunge with Side Bend This move lengthens your iliopsoas, a muscle group that helps flex the hips and connects to the lower back.—
Jenny McCoy,
Outside,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The vulnerability of Martin’s work extends to their stand-up and what their audience expects.—
Senior Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Broder’s legacy extends beyond his client list, which included sitcom writer David Lloyd and his son, Modern Family co-creator Christopher Lloyd, and big packages.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Fall is ideal for leaf-peepers, and winter, of course, draws out the skiers and snowboarders.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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This simple step draws out excess moisture and concentrates the flavor, giving the filling a richer, more satisfying texture.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
10 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Baz’s intelligence also stretches to the sense that Knight will go back to Bond’s beginnings as a Royal Navy Commander before he was recruited by MI6, the UK’s foreign intelligence agency, and chart how Bond attained 007 status.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
26 Sep. 2025
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Hundreds of people looking to emigrate to the United States sit inside the facility’s walls in limbo, waiting for a legal process that often stretches on for weeks, months or even years.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Downy brome, an invasive weed, infiltrates grassland and increases wildfire risk in the Great Basin region.—
Pam Marrone,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Instead, your brain increases melatonin production in response to darkness.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Drags (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drags%20%28out%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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