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as in to delay
to move or act slowly
one of the climbers was beginning to drag
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as in to crawl
to move slowly
the play dragged and seemed to take forever to get to its predictable conclusion
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as in street
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
the main drag in town
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as in obstacle
something that makes movement or progress difficult
the drag of stagnating wages on bringing the economy out of the recession
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as in crab
a person who spoils the pleasure of others
the teenager was mortified to be seen in public with such drags—her parents
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Recent Examples of drag
Jared Perlo, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
His stat line was underwhelming for someone who once combined with Stafford to drag the Rams to a Super Bowl title.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
Peter Sblendorio, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
Glassman ran more than 6 points ahead of Cox statewide, but not enough to overcome the drag that a 32% vote share for the party’s gubernatorial nominee places on every other Republican on the ballot.
—Kevin Igoe, Baltimore Sun, 4 Feb. 2026
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Verb
From those images, the app creates a digital avatar of the athlete and simulates how different postures affect airflow and drag, variables critical to speedskating success.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
His stat line was underwhelming for someone who once combined with Stafford to drag the Rams to a Super Bowl title.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
For every extra two centimeters in their suit, a ski jumper’s drag increased by about 4% and their lift increased by about 5%, according to the study.
—Peter Sblendorio, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
Glassman ran more than 6 points ahead of Cox statewide, but not enough to overcome the drag that a 32% vote share for the party’s gubernatorial nominee places on every other Republican on the ballot.
—Kevin Igoe, Baltimore Sun, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drag
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But looming is the question of whether the federal immigration officers who pulled the triggers in both cases actually broke the law, a question that will come down to complicated issues that are much harder to define than the outrage that prompted calls for accountability.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Morato also failed to connect with a golden opportunity to pull a goal back, shortly before Lorenzo Lucca finally did.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Consequently, the plane's takeoff was delayed for three hours after the investigation began.—
Peter D'Abrosca , Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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The funding freeze had threatened to eliminate about 1,000 jobs immediately and delay replacement of a 110-year-old tunnel vital to Northeast rail transportation.—
Anthony Izaguirre,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Maybe the girl had crawled under a neighbor's trailer while playing hide-and-seek.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
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Well, there was a great deal left in me, in an agony of embarrassment looking around for that hole on the floor to crawl into.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
5 Feb. 2026
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Marchand did not see the ice in OT but calmly stepped to the center dot, bore in on Korpisalo and beat him over the glove with a pretty backhander, a move Pastrnak knows well.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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This civic attitude kicked into high gear as ICE bore down on the state.—
Eric Roper,
Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2026
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In a first-of-its-kind event for NASCAR, all three national series will travel to Southern California and race on the streets of Naval Base Coronado, the island facility across the bay from downtown San Diego.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Oval holes in the walls once held lamps to light the street after dark.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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When the car finally got moving, protesters began throwing obstacles in its path — Lime scooters, bicycles, seemingly anything that might trigger the car’s automatic anti-collision braking system.—
Evan Minsker,
Rolling Stone,
7 Feb. 2026
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While road mentality might be one of Missouri’s biggest obstacles right now, the Tigers still have to focus on the opponent, too.—
Ally Schiepp,
Kansas City Star,
6 Feb. 2026
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The bar program includes cocktails with personal backstories and spice-box flavors, including nonalcoholic sips like the delicate, floral Honey Heist, made with Lyre’s Dry London spirit, cardamom, saffron, honey and ginger.—
USA TODAY NETWORK,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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Hey, to the desperately thirsty, even a sip from a mud puddle tastes good.—
Greg Cote
February 11,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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And there are plenty more infant critters in these Wildlife Photographer of the Year images, including a possum, a crab, kestrels and bear cubs galore.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Dinner is a playground of refreshing charm and joyful abandon; expect fresh takes like cavatelli with pepperoni butter or spaghetti alla chitarra with crab and tomato gravy.—
Chris Morocco,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Drag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drag. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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