as in extended
to make longer
the actor refused to draw out the interview any further
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Recent Examples of drawn-out
Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Oct. 2025
Bader’s version is just much more drawn-out.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Megan Feringa, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Texas and Missouri have already drawn out several Democratic districts, while Republican lawmakers other states like Indiana, Kansas and North Carolina have also moved to redraw their lines.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
The author’s wife, on the other hand, had drawn out the heart of the matter within minutes.
—Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
The real cost of inaction shows up when children go hungry because their communities are drawn out of political power and their needs are ignored.
—Trena Turner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
But the storm’s slow forward speed and disorganization for much of its life means that it is getting drawn out to sea toward the far more powerful Hurricane Humberto.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
Robinson's team meets those requirements, which are put in place to make sure that defendants get adequate counsel so as to avoid the possibility of retrials, which typically tend to be drawn out and much more expensive than other cases.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
There are other smaller objects too, collected and curated to best inspire, full of meaning and sentiment; the potency of these objects lies in their creative charge—their inherent inspirational potential just waiting to be drawn out through the process of writing.
—Katie Da Cunha Lewin
september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
For instance, communicating an update through email can be effective, but the email should be succinct rather than drawn out.
—Claire Rutkowski, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
Brown said in an interview the response to the latest tragedy at AES will be drawn-out like the flood, but a sense of closure will be less immediate.
—Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Oct. 2025
Bader’s version is just much more drawn-out.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Brazil’s opener came six minutes later, England’s defence drawn out of position as Dudinha fed in Bia Zaneratto who skipped her shot beyond Keating into the bottom corner.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Texas and Missouri have already drawn out several Democratic districts, while Republican lawmakers other states like Indiana, Kansas and North Carolina have also moved to redraw their lines.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
The author’s wife, on the other hand, had drawn out the heart of the matter within minutes.
—Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
The real cost of inaction shows up when children go hungry because their communities are drawn out of political power and their needs are ignored.
—Trena Turner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
But the storm’s slow forward speed and disorganization for much of its life means that it is getting drawn out to sea toward the far more powerful Hurricane Humberto.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
Robinson's team meets those requirements, which are put in place to make sure that defendants get adequate counsel so as to avoid the possibility of retrials, which typically tend to be drawn out and much more expensive than other cases.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
There are other smaller objects too, collected and curated to best inspire, full of meaning and sentiment; the potency of these objects lies in their creative charge—their inherent inspirational potential just waiting to be drawn out through the process of writing.
—Katie Da Cunha Lewin
september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
For instance, communicating an update through email can be effective, but the email should be succinct rather than drawn out.
—Claire Rutkowski, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawn-out
Verb
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That deal would come in the form of an executive order rather than a treaty requiring congressional approval, mirroring the guarantee recently extended to Qatar following Israel’s strike on a Hamas compound in Doha in September.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Through subsequent collaborations with the Huang Daopo Memorial Park and thematic workshops, the forum extended this cultural dialogue into the public’s humanistic ecosystem.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The charts suggest that gold and gold miners are due for a more prolonged period of consolidation to reset their bullish long-term trends.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
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The difference between cuts at both retail giants is Target has seen a prolonged downturn in sales that forced CEO Brian Cornell to step down from his role.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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While embarking on its long-term polling project, the group also consulted an array of Democrats, including Schultz, former Biden White House spokesman Andrew Bates, and House Majority PAC founder Alixandria Lapp.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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In an exclusive interview last month, Etihad Airways CEO Antonoaldo Neves told The Charlotte Observer that said Charlotte is part of the airline’s long-term network strategy.—
Chase Jordan
October 27,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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While oral arguments are typically constrained to an hour—30 minutes for each side—the high court on Thursday ordered that the hearings will be expanded to 80 minutes.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
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Acquisitions and investments have expanded BHP’s copper operations by nearly 30% in three years and set it up to become one of the world’s largest producers of potash.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Drawn-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawn-out. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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