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as in pulls
to cause to follow by applying steady force on
the deliveryman dragged the barrels over against the wall
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2
as in lingers
to move or act slowly
one of the climbers was beginning to drag
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as in crawls
to move slowly
the play dragged and seemed to take forever to get to its predictable conclusion
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as in streets
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
the main drag in town
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as in obstacles
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 crabs
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 drags
James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Work fewer than 35 years and the SSA plugs zeros into the missing slots, which drags your benefit down.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
Oil prices are climbing again after a brief drop as the stalemate with Iran drags on — taking prices at the pump up with them.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 28 Apr. 2026
Europe is facing more widespread fuel shortages heading into the summer as the war in the Middle East drags on, but shortfalls—especially for jet fuel—will soon spread to California and the broader West Coast as the global energy supply shock ripples across the world.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
Brazil is taking action to increase the use of ethanol in gasoline in an effort to tame the impacts of rising fuel costs as the war in the Middle East drags on.
—Dayanne Sousa, Bloomberg, 24 Apr. 2026
The share of Americans who disapprove of the job that Congress is doing stands at an all-time high as the partial government shutdown drags on, according to new polling from Gallup.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 22 Apr. 2026
The longer his nomination drags on, the greater the chance that the Fed and other central banks will be able to look past the Iran war's oil-price shock and get back to worrying about a weakening labor market.
—Matt Peterson, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
His lengthy deployment, in the woodlands between settlements in the eastern Zaporizhzhia region, underscores Ukraine’s severe lack of manpower as the war drags on after more than four years.
—Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
Zev Fima, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
It's left Richard Lapsoey and his neighbors at the more than 220 units at Walnut Ridge Townhomes above the bridge, with few options to get to the main drags, adding possibly five to 10 minutes to their drives.
—Lauren Linder, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
People nod, but execution drags.
—Amy Eliza Wong, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
Clear tail drags are extremely rare in the fossil record and often disputed, because of how open to interpretation partial marks are – unlike here.
—New Atlas, 3 Dec. 2025
There are no serious drags anymore.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
Another hot, humid half hour of window-shopping drags by.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 19 Sep. 2025
Poor governance, misguided acquisitions, or self-serving buybacks are structural drags.
—Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Verb
The trio pulled up on e-bikes, drove up to the entrance of the Information Center and began shouting and taking pictures, pausing to take drags off a vape while peering through the shuttered doors.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Work fewer than 35 years and the SSA plugs zeros into the missing slots, which drags your benefit down.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
Oil prices are climbing again after a brief drop as the stalemate with Iran drags on — taking prices at the pump up with them.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 28 Apr. 2026
Europe is facing more widespread fuel shortages heading into the summer as the war in the Middle East drags on, but shortfalls—especially for jet fuel—will soon spread to California and the broader West Coast as the global energy supply shock ripples across the world.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
Brazil is taking action to increase the use of ethanol in gasoline in an effort to tame the impacts of rising fuel costs as the war in the Middle East drags on.
—Dayanne Sousa, Bloomberg, 24 Apr. 2026
The share of Americans who disapprove of the job that Congress is doing stands at an all-time high as the partial government shutdown drags on, according to new polling from Gallup.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 22 Apr. 2026
The longer his nomination drags on, the greater the chance that the Fed and other central banks will be able to look past the Iran war's oil-price shock and get back to worrying about a weakening labor market.
—Matt Peterson, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
His lengthy deployment, in the woodlands between settlements in the eastern Zaporizhzhia region, underscores Ukraine’s severe lack of manpower as the war drags on after more than four years.
—Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
The drags posed by tariffs and interest expense, as well as the tailwinds from foreign exchange fluctuations, were left unchanged.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
It's left Richard Lapsoey and his neighbors at the more than 220 units at Walnut Ridge Townhomes above the bridge, with few options to get to the main drags, adding possibly five to 10 minutes to their drives.
—Lauren Linder, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
People nod, but execution drags.
—Amy Eliza Wong, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
Clear tail drags are extremely rare in the fossil record and often disputed, because of how open to interpretation partial marks are – unlike here.
—New Atlas, 3 Dec. 2025
There are no serious drags anymore.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
Another hot, humid half hour of window-shopping drags by.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 19 Sep. 2025
Poor governance, misguided acquisitions, or self-serving buybacks are structural drags.
—Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drags
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Sometimes a person opens the top of their skull to reach inside; in her painting Threading the Story Through the Eye of a Needle (circa 1974), a hand pulls a line of thread through a pupil, towing two tiny people in a boat, suggesting both sight and an idea made manifest.—
Nicole Rudick,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Inside, tender beef meatballs sit in a bright, zippy marinara that pulls everything into focus.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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The threat of death always lingers – just ask my wooden stairs.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Panama Canal is experiencing an uptick in traffic and generating more lucrative bids to transit the trade artery, aligning with a spike in demand for its reservation system as the Iran war lingers and uncertainty persists regarding the safety of the Strait of Hormuz.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Think about how often your toddler crawls near the dog bed or your kids toss pet toys around the living room.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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In the book, Grace drags Rocky back to his part of the ship, exposing himself to the Eridian environment; in the film, Rocky crawls back while Grace is unconscious.—
Matthew Razak,
Space.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Some resorts in the Mamanuca Islands are set to lose entire wings to the sea in the coming years, and drinking water in villages is already being infiltrated by salt from seawater seeping into ground bores.—
MIchelle Duff,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2026
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Her books were their progeny, Stein acknowledged, and without Alice’s mothering—and typing, proofreading, cooking, sewing, shopping, bookkeeping, and warding off bores—they might not have been born.—
Judith Thurman,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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First, there are the big-name athletes to find and woo into competing on the streets of the UK’s capital, then the pace-makers, the notable debutants, and the tantalising head-to-heads to create; there’s the hotel bookings, the visas, the flights, the prize money and even bonuses to ponder over.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The mayor’s signature program was in Echo Park and Venice this week, bringing inside more than 40 Angelenos and clearing eight RVs and trailers off the streets.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Rams boss Les Snead and Chiefs leadership tandem Andy Reid and Brett Veach don’t seem hindered by obstacles either, despite later draft slots and paying future Hall of Fame quarterbacks.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The obstacles along the way fueled Jones’ drive to succeed.—
Damian Calhoun,
Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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General admission includes unlimited tastes and sips from all vendors, live music on multiple stages, two 360 photo booths and attended luxury trailer restrooms.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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In person, the audience sips cocktails and witnesses top-notch side acts that cleanse the palate between improv blocks, with a mix of nationally touring stand-up, mimes, musicians and more.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
23 Apr. 2026
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The tide pools around Haystack and elsewhere along Cannon Beach are extraordinary, with colorful sea stars, anemones, crabs, snails, coral, sponges, and sea slugs.—
Kara Williams,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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The beak — also called the jaw — is the only rigid portion, made of chitin, a tough material also found in the shells of crabs, lobsters and insects.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Drags.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drags. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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