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as in expansion
a wide space or area
a narrow stretch of beach below the cliffs
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as in space
an indefinite but usually short period of time
there was a cardinal at our bird feeder for a short stretch last spring
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as in distance
the space or amount of space between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects
the longest stretch of the drive without any place to get gas
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as in to exaggerate
to add to the interest of by including made-up details
it was stretching the truth to say she'd been in the movies: she was once an extra whose scene was cut in the final version
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as in to lengthen
to make longer
the time it would take to fix the car got stretched from three hours to two days when the part we needed had to be ordered
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as in to try
to subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress
your whining is stretching my patience to the limit
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as in flexible
able to revert to original size and shape after being stretched, squeezed, or twisted
stretch fabrics that don't wrinkle or sag
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Recent Examples of stretch
Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2024
Somewhere in that three-game stretch, USC unlocked something that has since sent its offense soaring to new heights.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Kate Murphy, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
The buttery yellow ramparts encircling the center of Avignon stretch 2.6 miles and are notched with arrow slits and gaps for dumping boiling water or cooking oil on attackers below.
—Catherine Porter, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Alyssa Hui, Health, 3 Oct. 2024
All the fabrics are really soft, stretch, elastic waistband.
—Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 13 Sep. 2024
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Noun
There are no reports that the virus has arrived in dairies in the rural stretches of the Bay Area, although the state does not disclose the names of affected farms.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2024
Somewhere in that three-game stretch, USC unlocked something that has since sent its offense soaring to new heights.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Verb
Zoom in: The iron arch stretches across San Diego Avenue at Twiggs Street welcoming visitors to the state historic park that marks the birthplace of California.
—Kate Murphy, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
The buttery yellow ramparts encircling the center of Avignon stretch 2.6 miles and are notched with arrow slits and gaps for dumping boiling water or cooking oil on attackers below.
—Catherine Porter, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
Set a timer to remind yourself to stand, stretch, or walk, Chen said.
—Alyssa Hui, Health, 3 Oct. 2024
All the fabrics are really soft, stretch, elastic waistband.
—Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 13 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stretch
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For 2025, industry experts predict expansions on already-booming product and treatment themes within the skin-care space.Victoria Moorhouse, Allure, 12 Dec. 2024
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That’s raising questions about who will bear the costs of its expansion.Saul Elbein, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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The development will also include a large fitness center, yoga studio, spa, an outdoor pool, dog-washing stations, co-working space and more.Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
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Virginia Highland Books opened in 2021 when a 56-year-old, book-loving, full-time mom walked by a storefront that was for lease and knew that space should be a bookstore.American Booksellers Association, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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French toast occupies the other end of the flavor spectrum, a study of sweetness and its supporting flavors.Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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With a keen awareness of what lies on both ends of the spectrum of human kindness and cruelty, 2024’s best music documented an unbreakable will to keep pushing past the worst days to get to wherever the peaceful ones were hiding.Vulture Editors, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
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For the purpose of this study, White defines that as the equity trading above the moving average for 80% of the time over the past two months and closing north of the trendline in eight of the last 10 sessions, before getting within striking distance of the moving average.Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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This property sits right in the middle of the Windy City: Magnificent Mile, Navy Pier, Grant, and Millennium Park are all within walking distance.Esther Carlstone, Parents, 18 Dec. 2024
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This book only exaggerates that a little and gets the point across with its oceanography-meets-psychology text and gorgeous design. 8.Brian Boone, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has greatly exaggerated the death of legacy media in his posts on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.Peter Suciu, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Brands began to pull together resources to support refugees.Stephan Rabimov, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
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The 13-minute performance will likely call for a healthy dose of vibrant, colored lighting to pull it all together.Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 10 Feb. 2023
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Stress can also alter hormone levels, which can shorten or lengthen your cycle.15 Birth control methods like hormonal contraceptive pills often shorten your cycle to a specific timeline.Carley Millhone, Health, 13 Dec. 2024
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By Stephen Kearse December 8, 2024 8:00 AM EST Streaming has mutated the album as a format over the past decade, lengthening tracklists, shifting where likely hits get placed, and chipping away at song runtimes.Stephen Kearse, TIME, 8 Dec. 2024
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Instead, the Black soldier was tried in a military court, receiving the same legal treatment as four white soldiers court-martialed alongside him.Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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This was to try to reduce extreme poverty and the associated problems that come with it.Bernard Marr, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Stretch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stretch. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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