drag (out)

verb

Definition of drag (out)next
as in to lengthen
to make longer pointless questions that merely dragged out the meeting another hour

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drag (out)
  1. lengthen
  2. increase
  3. extend
  4. stretch
  5. draw out
  6. prolong
Verb
  • In the air, the 6.9-foot-wide (2.1-m) wing increases lift and improves glide with the intent of lengthening the overall flight distance and time in the air.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Easter cactus, for example, begins blooming when days lengthen in early spring.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2024
Definition of lengthen
Verb
  • Even with all the steps your government and Police Department are taking to increase safety and improve driving conditions, the most influential safety factor remains you, the individual behind the wheel.
    Glen Koen, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • With every refresh and scroll, data centers around the world work overtime, consuming energy and increasing carbon emissions.
    Monica Sanders, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of increase
Verb
  • Sony Music Publishing Mexico has extended its 12-year relationship with RBD‘s Dulce Maria, renewing the singer and actor’s contract ahead of the release of new solo music.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
  • While origin stories should be a staple in any business repertoire, stories should extend to client success, case studies and more.
    George Baker Sr., Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of extend
Verb
  • Each fully private suite will stretch the length of five aircraft windows (!!) and incorporate three different seating zones: an upright seat, a chaise lounge, and a lie-flat bed.
    Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Nov. 2024
  • If placed in a line, these cookies would stretch nearly the distance of a flight from New York LaGuardia to Charlotte.
    Ted Reed, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of stretch
Verb
  • Bread While the refrigerator has been said to help keep bread from molding, the humidity of the fridge draws out the moisture from the bread, leaving you with bland, dry slices.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2024
  • First, razor-thin margins could draw out the counting and certification for days if not weeks.
    Chris Jackson, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of draw out
Verb
  • Levine would be fired for season 2 and later producers would tweak that ratio — naturally preferring the Superman aspects — but also going to cartoonish lengths to prolong its eponymous romance.
    Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The predictably tepid response to their plans in Ukraine and the West also fits into narratives of Western intransigence, a key Russian talking point, as if the West that (allegedly) caused the war in the first place is prolonging and exploiting it to weaken Russia.
    Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of prolong
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“Drag (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drag%20%28out%29. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.

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