drags (out)

present tense third-person singular of drag (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for drags (out)
Verb
  • 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
  • Though funding for aid programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, has been approved for October, said Emily Weikert Bryant, executive director of Feeding Indiana's Hungry, the program may be in trouble if the shutdown extends beyond that month.
    Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 1 Oct. 2025
  • From there, Hawes extends his arms and drives the defensive end out of contention for making the play.
    Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Fall is ideal for leaf-peepers, and winter, of course, draws out the skiers and snowboarders.
    Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • In her lyrics, Swift nods to the road Gallatin Pike, a turnpike for commercial traffic that stretches from East Nashville up through Hendersonville.
    Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
  • As detention stretches on, Kordia said it’s been difficult to follow developments in the war, let alone maintain contact with relatives caught in the conflict.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The law lowers daily transaction minimums, increases warnings on the kiosks, requires transaction receipts and requires Bitcoin ATM operators to issue refunds to victims of fraud, the release states.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The Corrections Department budget increases wages for corrections officers but also makes tens of millions of dollars in cuts by eliminating programs and administrative costs and funding for positions that have not been filled.
    Paul Egan, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Drags (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drags%20%28out%29. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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