as in to lengthen
to make longer in his paintings the artist elongated the bodies of angels to give them a spiritual quality

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Recent Examples of elongate
Verb
Navigating a path forward will have to be a balancing act because any missteps could elongate the process. Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025 Blake gradually grows into the titular Wolf Man, growing more hair, elongating his limbs and just generally looking ickier. William Earl, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
The fragment, which was cleaved from its fecal parent with a pair of wire cutters, resembles a chunk of light-colored concrete with darker, elongate inclusions that Chin recognizes as bone. Karen Wright, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019 The elongate white flower clusters (occasionally pale pink) support pollinators, and inky-black berries ripen by late summer or autumn. Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for elongate 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elongate
Verb
  • Be sure your chin is parallel with the floor and your neck is lengthening up the entire time.
    Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Such enhancements can significantly lengthen potential prison terms.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Augustine suggests creating a longer base resume that lists every skill, accomplishment and added value.
    Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The disparity is even greater with respect to people serving the longest sentences.
    Steve Zeidman, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • But these townships extend beyond downtown and include more than just the office market.
    Fritz Kaegi, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
  • This escalates the strategic fight between the two chambers over how to get the Trump tax cuts extended past this year — while also adding billions in spending on deportation infrastructure and the military.
    Stef W. Kight, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The extended runway that Americans often get means fewer talented goalies will be lost in the shuffle.
    Jesse Granger, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Half a foot of precipitation could fallin the high-risk area where heavier bouts of rain essentially get stuck for an extended period.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • If your work is mostly behind the scenes, volunteer for cross-functional projects, stretch assignments, or leadership opportunities.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Many of the Florida bites were likely from blacktip sharks, which occupy breeding grounds that stretch along the northeast Florida coastline, the Florida Museum of Natural History noted in the statement.
    Katie Hunt, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • City leaders are also increasing parking meter rates, extending trash collection fees and making other moves to raise revenues.
    Mariana Trujillo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
  • So there’s an urge to call those episodes something, and thanks to Community and TV Tropes and the increasing ubiquity of online TV discourse, the term bottle episode has been floating around, ready for the (inaccurate) taking!
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025

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“Elongate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elongate. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.

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