as in to lengthen
to make longer
the actor refused to draw out the interview any further
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Recent Examples of draw out
The intensifying trade war between the U.S. and China has hurt the equity outlook for both countries, as traders brace for what could be a painful and drawn out negotiating process.
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Sarah Min, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
An investment market decline can create financial opportunities for alert investors, whether the decline is short and sharp or long and drawn out.
—Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The idea that bureaucrats are slow-moving and unproductive, as well as insufficiently motivated, is drawn out in Victorian literature, too.
—Charlie Tyson, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
Though Republicans had the numbers to advance the measure, Democrats drew out the markup by debating more than 20 amendments that touched mostly on Hegseth.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 30 Apr. 2025
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Sarah Min, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
An investment market decline can create financial opportunities for alert investors, whether the decline is short and sharp or long and drawn out.
—Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The idea that bureaucrats are slow-moving and unproductive, as well as insufficiently motivated, is drawn out in Victorian literature, too.
—Charlie Tyson, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
Though Republicans had the numbers to advance the measure, Democrats drew out the markup by debating more than 20 amendments that touched mostly on Hegseth.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for draw out
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Improves Flexibility and Balance Traditional stretches typically involve moving or holding certain body parts in place to lengthen muscle fibers, which is a way to warm up the body.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
8 May 2025
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Brown mascara is gaining traction for its ability to awaken the eyes and lengthen lashes subtly, without the harshness of a traditional black.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
1 May 2025
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Autism rates increased, again: But RFK Jr. diverges from CDC report about the reason.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Under the Tax Cut and Jobs Act (TCJA), the filing threshold was increased to $11,580,000 in 2020, and $11,700,000 in 2021 and is adjusted for inflation thereafter through 2025.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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President Trump, Vice President Vance React to First American Pope Announcement World leaders across continents extended messages of hope, unity and spiritual solidarity Thursday after Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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The firm managed to extend the life of the hardware thanks to hit games involving characters like Super Mario, franchises such as Pokemon and the expansion of its intellectual property into films.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
8 May 2025
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At a startup showcase associated with the World Bank Spring meetings, entrepreneurs talked about the never-ending search for capital that is now stretching across banks, family offices, investors and economic development funds.—
Nish Acharya,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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As the demonstrations stretched across the summer and fall, students took action too.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 May 2025
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The leader's office added that an unconditional ceasefire means that no conditions are attached, and any attempt to impose conditions indicates an intention to prolong the war and undermine diplomacy.—
Isabel van Brugen,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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Their major failures included prolonging the Vietnam War and coddling bloodthirsty Latin American dictators.—
Frank McNeil,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2025
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“Draw out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/draw%20out. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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