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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
Alice Knisley Matthias, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2025
After all, pants that drag on the ground or feel too baggy can quickly make an everyday pair unwearable for occasions other than lounging at home.
—Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
Steve Kopack, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2025
Here’s the thing: This kind of troll drag really appeals to me.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
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Verb
When the cutting chores call for trimming at varying heights for the bushes and shrubs in the landscape, a tool that extends your reach will help get the job done without dragging the ladder out of the garage.
—Alice Knisley Matthias, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2025
After all, pants that drag on the ground or feel too baggy can quickly make an everyday pair unwearable for occasions other than lounging at home.
—Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
Noun
Nvidia's drop was also a drag on the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which finished the day higher but began the day in the red.
—Steve Kopack, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2025
Here’s the thing: This kind of troll drag really appeals to me.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drag
Verb
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Brands began to pull together resources to support refugees.—
Stephan Rabimov,
Forbes,
13 Feb. 2023
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The 13-minute performance will likely call for a healthy dose of vibrant, colored lighting to pull it all together.—
Kelly Allen,
House Beautiful,
10 Feb. 2023
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President Donald Trump delayed ending the trade loophole that allows low-value packages to arrive duty-free from China on Friday, meaning the products can continue to enter the U.S. without tariffs—for now.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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And as Thursday's vote shows, when Republicans are aligned, Democrats only have the power to delay, not derail, their plans.—
Stephen Neukam,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025
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After a disastrous trip to Mexico where Irina appeared repulsed by everything Zack did, the couple split and Zack went crawling back to Bliss.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
1 Feb. 2025
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Key Monastery, India Around 200 young monks live at Key Monastery, a complex of white temples and sanctuaries that crawl up the sides of a steep, pyramidal hill in India’s Spiti Valley.—
Shoshi Parks,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Jan. 2025
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Sequences of Elvira starving herself and obsessing over her weight bore the points down like a drill, though the screenplay could do more to explore the lead’s subjectivity and how her self-lacerating pursuit of beauty is becoming infectious to all around her.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2025
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The first Prohibition Collection consisted of five different whiskeys that were unique to the Buffalo Trace lineup, although some bore similarities to brands produced there today like George T. Stagg, Sazerac, Eagle Rare, and W.L. Weller.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
15 Jan. 2025
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The pilot and co-pilot were killed, the São Paulo state military police told Newsweek, and two people on the street where the aircraft crashed were injured.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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The production stole shots on the street amid the unsuspecting working-class pedestrians of Strasbourg–Saint-Denis, but Godard often used these images for absurd scenarios.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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Studios, whose business model is founded on strong copyright protections, have expressed concern that AI tools could be inhibited by regulatory obstacles.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2025
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Leaders should face obstacles with a growth mindset — challenges are opportunities to learn, innovate and demonstrate grit, inspiring their teams to do the same.—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
29 Jan. 2025
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Fans have four chances (Feb. 7, Feb. 14, Feb. 21 and Feb. 28) to grab their free sip.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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Pair any dish with a sip from their impressive wine and cocktail menu, and you're set for a delicious evening.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Feb. 2025
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As the scholar of Victorian culture Will Abberley outlines, in early works such as Glaucus, Kingsley was prone to interpret nature in moral terms, to finding symbols of virtue in behaviors revealed through observation, so that bees display industriousness, crabs cleanliness, and so on.—
Ben Woollard,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Jan. 2025
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Isopods are an order of invertebrates belonging to the greater crustacean group of animals, like crabs and shrimp.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Drag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drag. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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