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protracting

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Many wonders are related of the effects of abstinence, in the cure of several disorders, and in protracting the term of life.

The uneasiness, which the protracting of this negotiation gave the Prince, threw him into an ague.

Still he sat smoking and protracting his coffee, and haughtily playing that he was not starving for companionship.

In regard to the effects of protracting the time spent in repose, many extensive and satisfactory investigations have been made.

We are said to drawl our words by protracting the vowels and giving them a more diphthongal sound than the English.

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On this page you'll find 85 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to protracting, such as: continuance, continuity, extension, perpetuation, preservation, and assiduity.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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