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Synonyms for drag out
drag out
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Princeton's WordNet
drag on, drag outverb
last unnecessarily long
drag, drag on, drag outverb
proceed for an extended period of time
"The speech dragged on for two hours"
Synonyms:
draw, tangle, haul, hale, get behind, drag on, drop back, embroil, dredge, scuff, drag in, sweep up, trail, puff, sweep, cart, drag, hang back, drop behind
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#510 | cart | |
#3242 | trail | |
#3350 | draw | |
#6613 | drag | |
#12312 | sweep | |
#13626 | hale | |
#14302 | haul | |
#18108 | puff | |
#36011 | dredge | |
#37220 | tangle | |
#62783 | scuff | |
#278396 | embroil |
How to use drag out in a sentence?
Why did my case with the Board for the Correction of Military Records take three years to decide when by law it is supposed to be decided in nine to 18 months? I had to write to the White House in 2018 and 2019 to get the Air Force to speed up the process, they were going to try to make my case drag out as long as possible. Also, they did not evaluate any of the evidence that I presented. My case involves constitutional law protections and the Air Force had [its personnel]making legal determinations.
New Jersey has become clear for a year, and New Jersey has become even more abundantly clear in the past few weeks that Iran is simply looking for any excuse to drag out talks while it continues to advance its dangerous nuclear program.
Sometimes you get into the thick of an investigation and you get a question answered that breeds three more questions, especially in a high-profile matter like this, where there are a lot of strong feelings on both sides, once you've started down this road sometimes it can drag out.
We know exactly what the risks are - them using negotiations to drag out the length of time they have to continue their nuclear, chemical, biological weapons programs and ballistic missiles, there's not any starry-eyed feeling among the group doing this.
Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott:
This is not something that should drag out.
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