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
  • The piece was based on a recent study from UCLA that found that waiting times for surgery for nonmetastatic breast, colon, lung, pancreatic, gastric and esophageal cancer have lengthened across the board over the last 10 years or so.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Its researchers later lengthened its legs to almost 3½ feet ahead of the games, according to broadcaster CCTV.
    — Reuters, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of lengthened
Verb
  • Last month, the 26-year-old forward extended his contract, despite strong interest from Arsenal.
    — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The Americans held off Italy for a 55-52 victory that extended their World Cup winning streak to 32 games.
    — Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of extended
Verb
  • The eastward shift increased the chances of hurricane-force wind gusts on Niihau and possibly Kauai, especially at higher elevations, the hurricane center warned.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The restrictions have increased pressure on Chinese companies to develop domestic alternatives across the semiconductor supply chain.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of increased
Verb
  • While the main festival was in Grant Park, entry locations for riders stretched all the way to the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry on the South Side.
    — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • But as hours stretched into days with no word from them, his hope turned to sorrow.
    — Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of stretched
Verb
  • The prayer gathering in one of the regions hardest hit by this year’s wildfire season comes as the province faces prolonged dry weather that has heightened the risk of forest and peatland fires.
    — Muhammad Hatta, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • While prolonged exposure to salt water has likely rendered the vehicle unusable on another flight, SpaceX has expressed interest in studying it to make improvements to future iterations.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of prolonged

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