as in extension
the act of making longer
a lengthening of the school year is favored by many of the parents in the school district
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as in stretching
to make longer
I had to lengthen the handle of the paint roller in order to reach the top of the wall
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Recent Examples of lengthening
Annie Blackman, Allure, 29 Nov. 2024
In my experience, any stretches that involve twisting or lengthening your body are most effective.
—Dana Santas, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
This all-about-eyes kit comes complete with a gentle eye-makeup remover, lash-growth serum, and lengthening mascara to define and nourish lashes.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 15 Oct. 2024
When To Harvest Garlic Bulb formation takes place over several weeks from late spring through early summer in response to warmer temperatures and lengthening days.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2024
These clouds can have tails, lengthening their effects, and speed towards Earth as single events or in swarms.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
The hypothesis has come under serious scrutiny in biomechanical studies, as well as lengthening medical and legal literature.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2024
Some products stand the test of time no matter the season, like lengthening mascaras such as L’Oréal’s formula, which gives you the illusion of eyelash extensions.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
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Some of the luxury highlights include a mini nude palette from Urban Decay and Lancôme's lash-lengthening mascara.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 29 Nov. 2024
In my experience, any stretches that involve twisting or lengthening your body are most effective.
—Dana Santas, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
This all-about-eyes kit comes complete with a gentle eye-makeup remover, lash-growth serum, and lengthening mascara to define and nourish lashes.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 15 Oct. 2024
When To Harvest Garlic Bulb formation takes place over several weeks from late spring through early summer in response to warmer temperatures and lengthening days.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2024
These clouds can have tails, lengthening their effects, and speed towards Earth as single events or in swarms.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
The hypothesis has come under serious scrutiny in biomechanical studies, as well as lengthening medical and legal literature.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2024
Some products stand the test of time no matter the season, like lengthening mascaras such as L’Oréal’s formula, which gives you the illusion of eyelash extensions.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lengthening
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This will be an extension of the road trip that has kept the team in Las Vegas over the past few days.Nick Crain, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Human beings and other animals are, in contrast, primordially equipped with the ability and the desire to learn; as philosophers such as Maurice Merleau-Ponty and Michael Polanyi have pointed out, our tools, machines, languages, and all other forms of knowledge are extensions of our bodies.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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Lawmaker requests include extending a form of humanitarian relief known as Temporary Protected Status and making more immigrants eligible for it, expediting Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) renewals and getting a resolution for individuals with pending asylum cases.Alexandra Banner, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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But other issues remain to be decided, potentially extending what has become a long and expensive series of fights over record requests at the 72-unit complex, located near the beach in Boca Raton.Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
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The failure to reduce expenditures could spell doom for an increasing number of colleges.Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Furthermore, by increasing employee sentiment and utilization, vacancies and vacancy times are reduced, which ultimately improves the profitability of these spaces.Ryan Masiello, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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After all, time is money, so there's a cost to delaying good financial decisions or prolonging bad ones, like keeping too much cash or putting off doing an estate plan.Kristin McKenna, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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North Korea has also faced allegations of providing Russia with artillery systems, missiles, and other military equipment, potentially aiding Putin in prolonging the nearly three-year war in Ukraine.Michael D. Carroll, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Lengthening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lengthening. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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