DRAWING OUT Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

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as in extension

the act of making longer the tedious drawing out of wool into thread that was required before weaving

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drawing out

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verb

present participle of draw out

as in lengthening

to make longer the actor refused to draw out the interview any further

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Noun

This will be an extension of the road trip that has kept the team in Las Vegas over the past few days.

Nick Crain, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Human beings and other animals are, in contrast, primordially equipped with the ability and the desire to learn; as philosophers such as Maurice Merleau-Ponty and Michael Polanyi have pointed out, our tools, machines, languages, and all other forms of knowledge are extensions of our bodies.

The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024

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