DRAGS (OUT) Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

drags (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of drag (out)

as in lengthens

to make longer pointless questions that merely dragged out the meeting another hour

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Aerohart also lengthens the Aviator's Ember to give users more leverage in plunging the piston.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2026
Bregman’s improvement has been a complement to Pete Crow-Armstrong’s incredible season and lengthens the Cubs lineup.

— Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of lengthens

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The Italian deal extends a run of international partnerships the guild has struck since the pandemic.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
While the majority of shoppers are Latino, particularly Mexican, Palomino said the market’s appeal extends to other communities as well.

— Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026

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Dark clouds swirl across a sky speckled with stars as the Milky Way stretches above the European Space Observatory's La Silla Observatory in Chile's Atacama Desert.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 9 Oct. 2026
The continent stretches from the Arctic almost to the tropics.

— Robert B. Zoellick, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026

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That’s harder to find in fashion these days, as the comparable speed of digital culture increases trend turnover and even algorithmic advertising struggles to keep up with what looking empirically cool means.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026
While productivity increases dramatically, consumption often grows even faster.

— Sudipto Dasgupta, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

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drags (out)

drain

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