DRAW OUT Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

draw out

verb

Definition of draw out

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 With the newly redrawn maps, many Black voters in parts of Palm Beach County, such as Pahokee, Belle Glade and parts of Riviera Beach were drawn out of District 20 and into white majority, Republican-leaning districts. — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026 Stories of outlaws have been crucial to drawing out the fullness and intricacy of that picture. — Niela Orr, Vulture, 20 July 2026 By late summer, humidity draws out Nag Champa incense, OG Kush, hot concrete, and the metallic tang of the elevated subway tracks. — Parizaad Khan Sethi, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 July 2026 His life as an activist draws out some of his sharpest memories. — Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for draw out

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Like a single on the old-skool charts, Sean Combs‘ prison time keeps moving up and down, with the Bad Boy Records founder’s stint behind bars lengthened again.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026
Originally built for Seabourn in the 1990s, this older ship was purchased by Windstar in 2015 and refurbished and lengthened in 2020.

— Erica Silverstein, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of lengthen

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Corporate America has dramatically increased investment in women's sports over the past several years as leagues such as the WNBA and the National Women's Soccer League continue posting record attendance and television ratings.

— Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Houthis’ allies The Houthis are backed by Iran, which began increasing its aid to the group in 2014 as the civil war escalated and as its rivalry with Saudi Arabia intensified.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of increase

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The attention to detail extended even to Obama’s on-screen aide, played by his real-life Director of Oval Office Operations Brian Mosteller.

— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
Seiya Suzuki followed with a two-run single to extend his career-high on-base streak to 25 games.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of extend

Verb

Hinch directed questions about the timing of this move to the front office, but the Tigers clearly did not view any PPI possibilities as worth the cost of prolonging Clark’s ascension to the majors.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Saudi Arabia's leaders are trying to avoid further regional escalation that would risk miscalculation or prolonging of the war.

— Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Definition of prolong

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