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drag out

verb as in extend

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Europe might burn down its pampered class of bureaucrats and drag out its coats of arms.

“People who have a lot of money can drag out legal proceedings for a very long time,” Barrett said.

So this thing will drag out, and it will, alas, take public opinion time to catch up with the reality.

Assad also suggests that the conflict will continue to drag out.

This promises to be the kind knock-down drag-out heavyweight clash the tournament is all about.

In his studio he began to sort his sketches, wash his brushes, and drag out things he had accumulated during his two months' stay.

He was a gaunt and humorous man, ready to drag out from his penitents their very souls.

I would hurry to the spot and drag out the cause of the trouble with a forked stick.

She could not go into the depths of her heart and drag out its memories, unless there were a very grave reason for so doing.

Better die with all thy honors upon thy head, than drag out thy old age at the sand-cart.

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On this page you'll find 30 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to drag out, such as: drag on/drag out, draw out, prolong, continue, endure, and extend.

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

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