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drag

noun as in something tedious or boring

noun as in a puff while smoking

verb as in haul something to a new place

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Though the vast majority of stocks––including beaten down financials and airlines––proved resilient over that period, their numbers and strength weren’t nearly sufficient to offset the drag from the falling tech titans.

From Fortune

How to vote in your stateBut the president’s ratings overall and on his handling of the coronavirus pandemic are in negative territory and are a drag on his candidacy.

If the poll result gets dragged out, or, gasp, gets contested, that will add all kinds of volatility to the markets.

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For smaller kids, try dragging a mattress out of the bedroom, propping it against a couch, and encouraging your little ones to scramble to the “peak” at the top.

What had never been done was mobilizing drag artists all over the country in service of getting out the vote.

This breach is an extraordinary emotional drag on the exhausted population.

Is this your first time dressing in drag, or have you ever had an Ed Wood moment?

I went to dinner with Christian and he talked about Guitar Drag and I suddenly realized I was going to write about it.

What it did do was drag him down, as though my shot had dropped him into the dunk tank at the state fair.

Nicki Minaj popularized “yaaasssss” with her song “Yasss Bish” and she claims the pronunciation has roots in drag-queen culture.

We, Watsons, are waiting for him to step forward and drag various dark mysteries into the light of day.

Alcee Arobin and Mrs. Highcamp called for her one bright afternoon in Arobin's drag.

He found such delight in playing that it was frequently necessary to drag him by force from the instrument.

Frenziedly she caught at the heavy oaken table, and began to drag it across the room as Garnache had begged her.

If you take hold of your dress on both sides, in that way, and drag it up so high, you will be set down as a raw country girl.

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On this page you'll find 213 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to drag, such as: annoyance, bore, bother, nuisance, burden, and encumbrance.

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

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