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
  • No one can know for certain—the scientists who graph temperatures keep having to lengthen the y-axis.
    — Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Both could go a long way in lengthening the Yankees’ postseason lineup; the righty-swinging Lombard, in particular, provides some needed balance.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of lengthen
Verb
  • Over the next three years, Movistar Plus plans to increase its annual output of Spanish originals from eight to 16 series, alongside another 10 titles through co-production and rights acquisition agreements.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The GroundBreaker 1 selection comes as the Department of War places increasing emphasis on rapidly fielding autonomous and robotic systems capable of operating alongside warfighters.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of increase
Verb
  • The platform also incorporates measures to extend the time between major overhauls, potentially reducing maintenance demands and improving fleet availability.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Produced by Joy House Productions, the film extends Hopwood’s run of stories about relationships and Chinese Australian life.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of extend
Verb
  • The move will put the mobile coastal weapon closer to Taiwan than during its previous deployment in Japan and comes as Washington and Tokyo expand their ability to operate in the islands stretching toward the Taiwan Strait.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The shoe takes visual cues from a tennis net stretched by impact into consideration, creating a design that feels fluid.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of stretch
Verb
  • Scary movies, by nature, demand room for experimentation that can draw out all kinds of different audiences.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Lizzie and Bridget’s Relationship in Monster The show quickly portrays a dynamic between Lizzie and Bridget, with Bridget’s brash, uninhibited manner drawing out the more reserved and stoic Lizzie.
    — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of draw out
Verb
  • This is how most consumers first engage with collections, and re-sees create a second — and more intimate — moment for the pieces online, enabling brands to prolong the momentum, says Melbourne.
    — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Trump initially promised to end it in weeks, and Democrats, including Newsom, have criticized him for prolonging the conflict.
    — Chad de Guzman, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
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 12 Oct. 2026.

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