as in lengthened
to make longer
pointless questions that merely dragged out the meeting another hour
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The one concern with Mesidor are the injury issues that lengthened his stay in the college ranks to six years.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026 -
Prior to the 2002 masters, Augusta lengthened over half the holes and narrowed fairways.—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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In Washington, teacher pay increased 36%.—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
27 Apr. 2026
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Since then, and despite some notable lapses, the agency has steadily increased its protective methodologies, techniques and technologies to mitigate threats of varying degrees.—
Donald J. Mihalek,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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This offer will be extended to Spears on Monday, according to the district attorney’s office.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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However, due to the Passover holiday this month, the deadline for mail-in-ballots was extended to April 28.—
Helen Acevedo,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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Russell Lansford / Imagn Images On Saturday, a broken line of showers and thunderstorms stretched from the Gulf through the Carolinas.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
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The main event was Musk’s testimony, which stretched over the course of three days, wrapping up on Thursday.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
2 May 2026
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The years have not healed Don Ryce‘s pain, only prolonged it.—
Amy Driscoll,
Miami Herald,
3 May 2026
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Florida also was still shifting from being a tourism and agriculture state to a more high-tech state, Cox said, which also prolonged the process.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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“Dragged (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dragged%20%28out%29. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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