drew out

verb

past tense of draw out
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 But while some might see a political strategy in the event, given that UFC’s fans include some of the same infrequent, working-class, and young male voters Trump famously drew out in 2024, keeping those voters in the GOP fold isn’t a major goal of this weekend. — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 12 June 2026 The Blue Devils already led 2-0 in the bottom of the first inning when Rojewski, batting left-handed, faced left-hander Drew Carrison and drew out a long at-bat. — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026 The news upended family plans, elicited national reaction and drew out some protesters, including Marine veterans. — Betsy Badell, NBC news, 3 Apr. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drew out
  1. lengthened
  2. extended
  3. increased
  4. stretched
  5. prolonged
Verb
  • During construction, it was lengthened by 39 feet, adding a submarine hangar, a media studio, and a 3-D-printing and robotics laboratory.
    — Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The cash conversion cycle has lengthened, inventory turnover has slowed, and average days on the lot have crept higher.
    — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of lengthened
Verb
  • French newspaper Le Monde reported that hackers also extended the defrost cycle in some freezers and cold-storage rooms from one hour to eight hours to delay alarms.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Reyes said the 24-hour temporary order could be extended to 14 days if necessary.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of extended
Verb
  • While the space is only 10 percent bigger, the redesign has increased the number of fitting stations from four to six, allowing more customers to be serviced at the same time.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Attacks on ships transiting the strait have increased since Iran's proposal was rejected.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of increased
Verb
  • In a few small depressions farthest from the river, auburn-brown vegetation and peat have stretched into thick floating mats across open water, forming what’s known as a quaking bog.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The confrontation led to a standoff that stretched into Friday morning.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of stretched
Verb
  • Ionis Pharma said an experimental therapy for a rare form of ALS prolonged survival and slowed the progression of the disease in a Phase 3 clinical trial.
    — Elaine Chen, STAT, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Watts continued to praise the improvements in the Hollywood industry that have prolonged women’s careers.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of prolonged

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“Drew out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drew%20out. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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