as in lengthened
to make longer
the actor refused to draw out the interview any further
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Recent Examples of drew out
The news upended family plans, elicited national reaction and drew out some protesters, including Marine veterans.
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Betsy Badell, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
Fashion and sporting events drew out celebrities, many of whom stepped out in standout denim.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 31 Mar. 2026
The president stared at me for a long moment and drew out his words for emphasis.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026
The Scream 7 premiere drew out both the stars and the protesters on Wednesday night.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
DJ’d by Museum of Love and Nancy Whang, the soirée drew out Aimee Song, Stephanie Suganami, Ivy Getty, Tefi Pessoa, Lara Bjork and more.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 13 Feb. 2026
This movie drew out a lot more people that have not seen a movie in about six months or so.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
Turkish-language interviews with the child drew out more allegations of perhaps more victims, said officials.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Amid the mourning, Sarah Latham reached back into her bank of memories of her friend and drew out a moment of joy.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
Betsy Badell, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
Fashion and sporting events drew out celebrities, many of whom stepped out in standout denim.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 31 Mar. 2026
The president stared at me for a long moment and drew out his words for emphasis.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026
The Scream 7 premiere drew out both the stars and the protesters on Wednesday night.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
DJ’d by Museum of Love and Nancy Whang, the soirée drew out Aimee Song, Stephanie Suganami, Ivy Getty, Tefi Pessoa, Lara Bjork and more.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 13 Feb. 2026
This movie drew out a lot more people that have not seen a movie in about six months or so.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
Turkish-language interviews with the child drew out more allegations of perhaps more victims, said officials.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Amid the mourning, Sarah Latham reached back into her bank of memories of her friend and drew out a moment of joy.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drew out
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Osceola County, currently contained entirely within District 9, will be chopped into two districts despite 9 being lengthened and extended well to the south.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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The one concern with Mesidor are the injury issues that lengthened his stay in the college ranks to six years.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This and that With his double, Lopez extended his hit streak to nine games.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2026
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Fitbit users who haven’t migrated their data to a Google account by May 19 will no longer be able to access the platform, a deadline that was extended from February.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
Verb
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Glas said many producers understandably believed that given the gap in IEEPA tariff rates between free-trade-agreement qualifying countries in the Western Hemisphere and those in Asia — which amounted by about 10 percentage points in most cases — sourcing from the Americas should have increased.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
4 May 2026
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European countries and Canada have increased defense spending and military recruitment efforts over the last year in response to Trump’s threats.—
Mark Carlson,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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From the looming white-domed oven emerge the flakiest pies, feteer, built of gauzy layers of dough, pressed with ghee and stretched, then folded one inside another around your choice of filling.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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The April 28 City Council meeting stretched into its eighth hour.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
10 May 2026
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The strain involved in the outbreak aboard the MV Hondius, the Andes virus, is capable of person to person transmission, though it is considered rare and requires prolonged close contact with someone who has been infected, or with their bodily fluids.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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Stock market indices fell, and oil prices rose on news of the UAE attacks, raising investors' fears that the war's impact on the global economy could be exacerbated or prolonged.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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“Drew out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drew%20out. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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