as in lengthening
to make longer
pointless questions that merely dragged out the meeting another hour
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dragging (out)
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Their front crisp seams also have a leg-lengthening effect — a big plus for a petite wearer like me.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
7 May 2026 -
This lengthening effect happens all the time for all sorts of waves, not just light.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
1 May 2026
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The trial for the last remaining lawsuit accusing former Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo of using city resources to punish political opponents has been pushed to 2027, drawing out the city’s ongoing legal battle with two Little Havana businessmen for nearly a decade.—
Tess Riski
May 11,
Miami Herald,
11 May 2026
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The project is particularly acrimonious, drawing out geographical battles between north and south and thorny fights between officials who want to build the tunnel and environmentalists and Delta residents seeking to protect the local ecosystem and their way of life.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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James Ward During the debate, Republican candidate Steve Hilton said that only a small percentage of California has been developed for housing, arguing that the state should focus on building homes on undeveloped land rather than increasing density in existing cities.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Doing so compresses the light reflected from the plasma, thereby increasing its intensity.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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Speculators had been maintaining a net short position that set records for both its depth (in data for futures and options extending back to the 2006, a low near 90,000 contracts was set in October) and duration (net short positions started in April 2024 and ended March 2026).—
SJ Guest Editorial,
Footwear News,
18 May 2026
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Over the last five years, there has been a significant shift in how fashion and sports intersect, both on and off the court, with athletes’ influence extending beyond the court and into culture at large.—
Darian Symoné Harvin,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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The Cascadia Subduction Zone is a 700-mile fault stretching from Northern California to British Columbia and separates the Juan de Fuca and North America tectonic plates, according to the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network (PNSN).—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
14 May 2026
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Rai said the additional five years, stretching the patent from 2026 to 2031, likely stem from the Hatch-Waxman Act, a 1984 law that allows drugmakers to extend patents by up to five years to make up for time lost moving their drug through clinical trials and the FDA approval process.—
Berkeley Lovelace Jr,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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“Dragging (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dragging%20%28out%29. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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