Synonyms for drag out
drag out

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1. drag on, drag outverb

   last unnecessarily long

   Synonyms:
   drag on, drag

2. drag, drag on, drag outverb

   proceed for an extended period of time

   "The speech dragged on for two hours"

   Synonyms:
   draw, tangle, haul, hale, get behind, drag on, drop back, embroil, dredge, scuff, drag in, sweep up, trail, puff, sweep, cart, drag, hang back, drop behind

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1. Elijah Cummings:

   Rather than drag out this political charade into 2016 and selectively leak portions of a closed-door interview, the Committee should schedule the public hearing, make her records public and re-focus its efforts on the attacks in Benghazi.

2. Donnie Dixon:

   Sometimes you get into the thick of an investigation and you get a question answered that breeds three more questions, especially in a high-profile matter like this, where there are a lot of strong feelings on both sides, once you've started down this road sometimes it can drag out.

3. New Jersey:

   New Jersey has become clear for a year, and New Jersey has become even more abundantly clear in the past few weeks that Iran is simply looking for any excuse to drag out talks while it continues to advance its dangerous nuclear program.

4. John Bolton:

   We know exactly what the risks are - them using negotiations to drag out the length of time they have to continue their nuclear, chemical, biological weapons programs and ballistic missiles, there's not any starry-eyed feeling among the group doing this.

5. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott:

   This is not something that should drag out.