as in to lengthen
to make longer
pointless questions that merely dragged out the meeting another hour
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Verb
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The streaming giant joined a lengthening list of companies that have topped analysts’ profit expectations for the end of 2024.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025 -
Trump had previously floated exercising a 90-day extension written into the law to lengthen the deadline for a sale and reportedly considered issuing an executive order.—
Lauren Feiner,
The Verge,
19 Jan. 2025
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Taxes increased, public spending was reined in, and price controls were largely abolished.—
Marina P. Asins,
Architectural Digest,
26 Jan. 2025
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One should be convinced of his increasing persuasive influence in the United States and in affairs with allies.—
Richard E. Vatz,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Jan. 2025
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However, unless Congress extends temporary tax relief set to expire at the end of the year, IDR loan forgiveness could go back to being taxable again starting in 2026.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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The urban core, Howard explained, extends from Independence Avenue down to 63rd Street, and from Interstate 435 to Troost Avenue.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
20 Jan. 2025
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His reporting on billionaires has stretched from America's largest cardboard box factory to Donald Trump's ...—
Chase Peterson-Withorn,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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That, in turn, now allows the Pixel Watch 3 to stretch in some new directions.—
Sheena Vasani,
The Verge,
18 Jan. 2025
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Art Basel’s annual edition in Miami during Art Week always draws out the glamour crowd.—
Eric Fuller,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Anticipation for its second season has been tortuously drawn out for fans.—
Andy Hazel,
IndieWire,
16 Jan. 2025
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Nor would officials answer questions about penalties for permit violations or prolonging the inspection process.—
Linda Robertson,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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Any other course would prolong the substantial, nationwide chilling effect caused by §441b’s corporate expenditure ban.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Drag (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drag%20%28out%29. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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