DREW OUT Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

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 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for drew out

Verb

Commissioning budgets have tightened, development cycles have lengthened and the opportunities for growing indies to scale have become increasingly limited.

— K.J. Yossman, Variety, 2 July 2026
The hunting season has been lengthened by nearly two months, and there is no bag limit on does.

— Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Definition of lengthened

Verb

And Harleys has entirely redesigned the rear -suspension and increased its travel 117 per cent to five inches (13 cm).

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2026
The share of workers with hybrid schedules has increased a bit, while the share in fully remote positions has only seen a slight decline.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 July 2026

Definition of increased

Verb

Stars including Reese Witherspoon, Emma Stone and Paul Rudd were seen departing the venue after the festivities began Friday evening and stretched until the early hours of Saturday morning.

— Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
Brazil were energetic and vertical, Vinicius Junior and Rayan stretched their opponents and Gabriel Martinelli’s stoppage-time winner was just reward.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of stretched

Verb

Federal health officials are attempting to track down the source of a microscopic parasite that triggers prolonged gastrointestinal illness, as domestic cases begin to climb for the summer season.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
The Mets prolonged Mendoza’s fate.

— Will Sammon, New York Times, 26 June 2026