1
as in pulled
to cause to follow by applying steady force on
the deliveryman dragged the barrels over against the wall
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2
as in lingered
to move or act slowly
one of the climbers was beginning to drag
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as in crawled
to move slowly
the play dragged and seemed to take forever to get to its predictable conclusion
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Recent Examples of dragged
The beat stood out in part because expectations had been so low after a stalling labor market grew more dire as the year dragged on.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
During her arrest in December, security forces beat the activist repeatedly and dragged her by the hair, tearing sections of her scalp, and continued to beat her in the transport vehicle, the Nobel Committee said in a statement issued earlier Wednesday.
—Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
In Wyoming, the question of corner crossing dragged through the courts for years.
—Karlee Provenza, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
At a time when people are being rounded up, questioned and sometimes dragged away because of their accent or skin color, recrimination would be understandable.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
Kering’s largest brand, Gucci, dragged on revenues.
—Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2026
An elderly woman was dragged across a parking lot in one incident that was recorded on video.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Pape Matar Sarr and Xavi Simons picked up the ball in dangerous areas, Dominic Solanke dragged Harry Maguire out of position, and Destiny Udogie kept flashing crosses into the box.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026
In Latakia, a giant bronze figure was knocked over and then dragged through the streets as people straddled its head like a Jet Ski.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
During her arrest in December, security forces beat the activist repeatedly and dragged her by the hair, tearing sections of her scalp, and continued to beat her in the transport vehicle, the Nobel Committee said in a statement issued earlier Wednesday.
—Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
In Wyoming, the question of corner crossing dragged through the courts for years.
—Karlee Provenza, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
At a time when people are being rounded up, questioned and sometimes dragged away because of their accent or skin color, recrimination would be understandable.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
Kering’s largest brand, Gucci, dragged on revenues.
—Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2026
An elderly woman was dragged across a parking lot in one incident that was recorded on video.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Pape Matar Sarr and Xavi Simons picked up the ball in dangerous areas, Dominic Solanke dragged Harry Maguire out of position, and Destiny Udogie kept flashing crosses into the box.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026
In Latakia, a giant bronze figure was knocked over and then dragged through the streets as people straddled its head like a Jet Ski.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dragged
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At one point, the individual appears to tilt their head away from a doorbell camera, hold a flashlight in their mouth and attempt to cover the lens with a gloved hand and what looked like part of a plant pulled from the yard.—
Bradford Betz , Matt Finn,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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Wills pulled together a men’s fashion show with local and national celebrities, followed by dinner, dancing and a movie.—
Mark Woolsey,
AJC.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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Back in the Mexico City bar, as the game resumed and fans turned their attention back to the field, the excitement lingered.—
Martin Silva Rey,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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The emotions of Sunday's downhill race lingered over Tuesday's competition.—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
10 Feb. 2026
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One live roach crawled on the floor in front of a storage rack with seasoning and cans.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
6 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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Enter Tyrannio, a Greek specialist in literature and libraries, owner of some 30,000 scrolls and famed expert on Aristotle — in fact, the same man responsible for restoring the philosopher’s tattered library after it was hauled to Rome.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Feb. 2026
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Seals hauled out on the edges of the open water.—
Scott Haugen,
Outdoor Life,
4 Feb. 2026
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Votes in the House were delayed from Tuesday afternoon to the evening as leadership sought to convince nearly half a dozen GOP holdouts to vote for the measure.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Feb. 2026
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So with official jobs data due out on Wednesday, delayed by several days because of the brief partial government shutdown, analysts say stocks could go even lower on bad news — or even on news that looks too good.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Diabate put his head down to butt up against Duren’s forehead after the two slowly crept toward each other and Duren took his right hand and swiped at Diabate.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Feb. 2026
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Nerves about possibly missing the NCAA Tournament have crept back in among fans in College Station.—
Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Feb. 2026
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Yelkur ranked Google’s Gemini commercial about imagining a new home as one of the most emotionally appealing, likeable ads that tugged at the heartstrings.—
Lorena O’Neil,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2026
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After a few demonstrations, Destiny tugged the cord the way Carol showed us, and the bike roared to life.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
4 Feb. 2026
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The sports journalist, who split from Kelce in 2022, joined forces with Tiffany Haddish, Ben Simmons, and Offset in a Sleeper commercial that poked fun at the aftermath of calling it quits in the spotlight.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
10 Feb. 2026
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Altman and other senior executives took to social media to respond to swipes from Anthropic, which ran Super Bowl ads that poked fun at OpenAI's decision to run ads within ChatGPT.—
Ashley Capoot,Kate Rooney,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Dragged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dragged. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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