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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or elongated
as in long
of great extent from end to end
the giraffe's elongate neck is thought to be the result of natural selection
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Recent Examples of elongate
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
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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elongate
Verb
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Their trade for Jesús Luzardo raises the ceiling of their back-end starters, lengthening the rotation even before top prospect Andrew Painter is called up to the majors.—
Chad Jennings,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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My complexion was pore-less, my lashes were lengthened, but my brows looked meh.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Augustine suggests creating a longer base resume that lists every skill, accomplishment and added value.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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The disparity is even greater with respect to people serving the longest sentences.—
Steve Zeidman,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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The tricky thing is, those particular chemicals aren’t always easy to parse from the preservatives used simply to extend shelf life or block the growth of microbes, Dr. Vadiveloo says.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
11 Feb. 2025
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But these townships extend beyond downtown and include more than just the office market.—
Fritz Kaegi,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The extended runway that Americans often get means fewer talented goalies will be lost in the shuffle.—
Jesse Granger,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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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
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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
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Starship’s first launch in April 2023, for example, blew a cloud of dust and grime that stretched miles across Texas.—
Heather Vogell,
ProPublica,
11 Feb. 2025
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Finally, keep in mind that eating more beans is hardly the only way to increase your fiber tolerance.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
7 Feb. 2025
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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 21 Feb. 2025.
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