elongating 1 of 2

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Definition of elongatingnext
as in elongation

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elongating

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verb

present participle of elongate
as in lengthening
to make longer in his paintings the artist elongated the bodies of angels to give them a spiritual quality

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  1. elongation
  2. lengthening
  3. extending
  4. increasing
  5. extension
  6. protraction
Noun
  • Don’t miss bright Venus just below the duo. Jan. 10: Venus Reaches Greatest Eastern Elongation On the evening of Jan. 10, Venus will reach its greatest eastern elongation — its easternmost distance from the sun.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Venus at dichotomy On Jan. 10, 2025, Venus will reach its greatest elongation east in the post-sunset sky, putting it high above the western horizon after dark.
    Jamie Carter, Space.com, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of elongation
Verb
  • The six-month pause due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA work stoppages created a pipeline logjam at most streamers, including Netflix, for the second half of 2024 and 2025, further lengthening the gaps between seasons.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2024
  • While standard mascaras do the trick in lengthening, volumizing, darkening, and separating your lashes, waterproof mascaras are better suited for long-wear and durability.
    Sarah Han, Allure, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of lengthening
Verb
  • The Knicks picked up their 14th win in the last 18 games with a dominant wire-to-wire 139-125 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday night, extending their winning streak to four games.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The cleaner Nogales sewage appears to be saving the patches of cottonwood forest extending to the Tumacácori Mission, a national historic site.
    Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of extending
Verb
  • An increasing number of large and mid-size firms are reporting on their sustainability initiatives.
    Aliza Knox, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • As president, Biden helped the country past the COVID pandemic, increasing the availability of testing and vaccines.
    Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of increasing
Noun
  • The Biden administration issued sweeping extensions of deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of people from Sudan, Ukraine, El Salvador and Venezuela.
    Alexandra Berzon, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Ocean Drive's bicycle lanes and pedestrian zone can remain a little while longer after a judge granted Miami Beach an extension to comply with a court order.
    Martin Vassolo, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of extension
Noun
  • Serratus anterior: More laterally located within the chest wall, this muscle is responsible for scapular protraction (translation: pushing away from your body).
    Women's Health Editors, Women's Health, 14 June 2023
  • But all of these things are additional protraction of the litigation.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2022
Definition of protraction
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