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
  • 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 lengthened
Verb
  • The England Under-18 international declined to sign a professional contract with Rovers, who instead extended his scholarship agreement into a third year.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Route 79 is extended to serve the 40th Street Market-Frankford (L) stop on every other trip.
    — Laura Fay, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of extended
Verb
  • Diagnoses of autism, a neurodevelopmental condition that affects how people communicate and behave, have increased roughly fivefold over the past couple of decades.
    — Amanda Seitz, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Confusion reigns Wright asserted that the seven-day average of oil flowing out of the Strait of Hormuz had increased to 9 million barrels per day.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of increased
Verb
  • The strikes have stretched from the European part of Russia to Yekaterinburg, over 2,000 kilometers (about 1,250 miles) from Ukraine's border.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Caution tape was stretched across the area, and the Chicago Fire Department scuba team was spotted at the scene.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of stretched
Verb
  • Colleges received federal money, as did many other industries during the pandemic, that only prolonged the end.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says most people with a healthy immune system will eventually recover on their own, but the illness can be prolonged.
    — Maria Godoy, NPR, 3 Aug. 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 Aug. 2026.

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