Drop
Prolong
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Both words in one sentence
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After discovering that Amber is the mystery patient and in serious condition, Wilson and House drop her body temperature in order to prolong the time they have to make a diagnosis.
Source: Harmless Freezing - Done twice in Les Nombrils: First in volume 3, when John John reveals that he does know how to read, and has been deliberately failing classes to prolong high school, then in volume 4, when Karine uses this to make Melanie drop her guard.
Source: Obfuscating Stupidity / Comics
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Prolong and Drop. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/drop/prolong
Drop & Prolong. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/drop/prolong>.
Prolong or Drop. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/drop/prolong.
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