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protract
verb as in extend, draw out
Example Sentences
David has also racked up hundreds of pounds in solicitors' fees because of the protracted divorce process.
And if he wins, all it means is that Trumpov and Johnson managed to eke out a temporary victory and avoid the doomsday scenarios of a protracted fight.
Their attempts to reach agreements over the divorce and custody of their children appeared to be acrimonious and protracted.
"It's just sad that it's been prolonged and protracted by the other side, but onwards and upwards. Never give up."
It turns out, while negotiations were painfully protracted, the end result was always obvious in what is pretty close to a perfect relationship between a star and a team.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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