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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
  • Avoid blouses that end at the widest part of the thigh to keep your silhouette lengthened and balanced.
    — Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 16 Sep. 2026
  • As the researchers lengthened the fall, this phase increased—a behavior in line with the theory.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of lengthened
Verb
  • High-yield corporate bonds extended a five-day rout to the lowest since April 2025, according to the iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG).
    — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • After all, if the ultimate goal of a central bank is to regulate the temperature of an economy by changing the cost of credit, then the fact that credit is increasingly extended by the bond market rather than banks inevitably has consequences.
    — Robin Wigglesworth, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of extended
Verb
  • In March, officials said the number of national security cases involving activity by hostile states including Iran increased 50% in the six months to December 2025.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Still, the Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency said a high-wind warning, wind advisory and high-surf advisory remained in effect for parts of the island through Sunday evening as Nolo’s maximum sustained winds increased to near 115 mph.
    — Eugene Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of increased
Verb
  • Tropical-storm-force winds stretched up to 125 miles from the eye of the storm.
    — MEGAN JANETSKY, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The place looks like a château stretched to king-size American SUV proportions.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of stretched
Verb
  • Watts continued to praise the improvements in the Hollywood industry that have prolonged women’s careers.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Banks, by comparison, may feel the pressure later, if prolonged high borrowing costs lead to deterioration among property or corporate borrowers, according to Leung.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 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 30 Sep. 2026.

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