1
as in to lengthen
to make longer
our guests from out of town extended their visit by a week
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2
as in to offer
to put before another for acceptance or consideration
the couple extended an invitation to join them for a get-together at their house after the concert
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3
as in to expand
to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area
you can extend that chaise longue so that it lies completely flat
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as in to increase
to make greater in size, amount, or number
embarked on a series of wars intended to extend his empire
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as in to dilute
to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances
the company extends its ice cream with thickeners and other additives
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Recent Examples of extend
Next up for the Heat are two must-win games to extend its season.
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2025
The toll of the epidemic extended far beyond individual loss.
—Jonathan Ellen, National Review, 13 Apr. 2025
Blessed with a smart sense of dynamics — musical, theatrical, emotional — that extends kind of across the board?
—Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Apr. 2025
Work starts at Enterprise Street, north of Summit Street, and extends to Page Avenue.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2025
The toll of the epidemic extended far beyond individual loss.
—Jonathan Ellen, National Review, 13 Apr. 2025
Blessed with a smart sense of dynamics — musical, theatrical, emotional — that extends kind of across the board?
—Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Apr. 2025
Work starts at Enterprise Street, north of Summit Street, and extends to Page Avenue.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extend
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Moreover, working the long head emphasizes the eccentric portion of a move—the part when the muscle is lengthening under load—which is a more effective way to improve strength, power, and speed performance compared to traditional resistance training, according to research.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
9 Apr. 2025
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Chronic pessimism damages your attitude and your telomeres—the protective tips at the end of chromosomes, shortened by negative thoughts and lengthened by positive thoughts.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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All offers end April 30 (each can only be used once and offers do not stack).—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Brentford offered lots of options for this exercise and Keane Lewis-Potter solved some problems at left-back.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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For 2024, the list was expanded to 450 companies and looked at their emissions between 2020 and 2022.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Read: The Last of Us and the power of video games One of the best things about the TV adaptation has been its ability to expand past the limits of the game’s storytelling.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
21 Apr. 2025
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The Miami Heat enters an important game in Chicago with its leading trio will be available for the first time in nearly two weeks..—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2025
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Which leads us to the flip side of Ward’s charting profile.—
Derrik Klassen,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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Those unused hours can, however, be converted to service credit to increase their government pensions.—
Melody Gutierrez,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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What Murray did in the second half was increase his aggression off the dribble.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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To take apple cider vinegar before bed, dilute it in water and drink the mixture 2-3 hours before bed to prevent acid reflux.—
Johna Burdeos,
Health,
7 Apr. 2025
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As the water diluted the stains, the fabric faded to a soft pink.—
Rebecca Ruth Gould,
JSTOR Daily,
9 Apr. 2025
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Several of Ukraine's allies had said in individual statements that the strikes showed Russia was prolonging the war.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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The Fed chief said Wednesday the central bank can be patient while assessing data on inflation and employment, which are its dual mandates, while anxious consumers and businesses eye potentially prolonged economic instability.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
18 Apr. 2025
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Despite that, a growing number of companies do so voluntarily because the information gives them a leg up in the business world.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Gustavsson was beaten three minutes into the third period on a Howden wrist shot off the rush after Zach Bogosian slid to the middle and gave Howden and open lane; the puck bounced in off the Wild goaltender’s right shoulder.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Extend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extend. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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