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
Watanabe leans into the final section with vigor, drawing out its celebratory intensity.
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Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 11 July 2025
Recruiters say jobs are still available, but with more people vying for fewer openings, hiring managers are more selective and draw out the hiring process.
—Carmine Gallo, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
The low, slow method helps draw out the corn's natural juices and flavor.
—Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 21 July 2025
The coverage tends to focus on which members might be drawn out of office, protected, or newly positioned to win reconfigured districts.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 20 July 2025
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Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 11 July 2025
Recruiters say jobs are still available, but with more people vying for fewer openings, hiring managers are more selective and draw out the hiring process.
—Carmine Gallo, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
The low, slow method helps draw out the corn's natural juices and flavor.
—Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 21 July 2025
The coverage tends to focus on which members might be drawn out of office, protected, or newly positioned to win reconfigured districts.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 20 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for draw out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for draw out
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Since official records began in 1973, Earth's solar day has been steadily lengthening, mostly due to the moon.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Perhaps his confidence in continuing the war is one more item on a lengthening list of his strategic mistakes.—
Ian Bremmer,
Time,
31 July 2025
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Trump also targeted Walmart after the retailer warned its prices would increase to absorb the cost of his tariffs.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The addition of more NFL programming increases the value.—
Joe Reedy,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Aug. 2025
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The Buckeyes extended their record of being ranked in the preseason to 72 years.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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What’s more, SB 180 extends the freeze for a full year after every future hurricane within 100 miles of a local government, threatening a rolling paralysis in planning for nearly every part of Florida.—
Haley Busch,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
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At its longest, the line stretched out the door and almost to the sidewalk, past three white Adirondack rocking chairs that were all in motion.—
Neal Rubin,
Freep.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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In Thursday’s 30-pitch session, Sale faced utility infielder Jonathan Ornelas and left-handed-hitting minor leaguer Eric Hartman as other Braves stretched and warmed up before batting practice.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
8 Aug. 2025
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When faith in the government product is shaken, things go off-the-rails in short order; just look at how anti-science sentiments prolonged the Covid 19 pandemic, and helped set in motion a broader drop in vaccine rates.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
6 Aug. 2025
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Wigginton hopes to prolong the lives of thyroid cancer patients while maintaining a quality of life and also increasing treatment options through groundbreaking research in thyroid cancer treatment.—
Lara Terpstra,
Freep.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Draw out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/draw%20out. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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