stretches 1 of 2

plural of stretch
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as in ranges
the distance or extent between possible extremes the stories were written over a considerable stretch of time

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stretches

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verb

present tense third-person singular of stretch
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as in pulls
to injure by overuse, misuse, or pressure I stretched a back muscle, and the pain is killing me

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as in lengthens
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 tightens
to draw tight if the canvas isn't properly stretched over the frame, there will be sagging over time

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Noun
  • These wide expanses of dense maritime forest are largely left alone.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The eastern portion of the country was heavily forested, while the Great Plains and western regions contained vast expanses of grasslands and shrubs.
    Martha McHardy, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • But the major bowl games allow locker room access, which pulls back the curtain (literally) on what a team is really like when no one is watching.
    Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
  • At the end of each show, members from the audience get to sit in a big red chair and try to tell an anecdote before Norton, or a guest, pulls a lever that flips them backward.
    Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Jackson tries to see 15 to 20 people at each facility during her monthly visits.
    Jess Huff, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Though timid Player 125 Min-su (Lee David) tries to help her, Se-mi is killed by Player 124 Nam-gyu (Roh Jae-won).
    Kayti Burt, TIME, 26 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Second, states often make Medicaid expansions and then file amendments retroactively.
    Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Shulman’s Miami firm is noted for designing numerous renovations and expansions of historic buildings on the Beach and mainland Miami, and is overseeing design of the replacement Deauville.
    Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Its elegance extends inside of the building to the expansive bridal suite with rooms designated for hair and makeup, and its ballroom for rehearsal dinners.
    Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2025
  • And its dominance extends beyond cars; China also produces more than half the global supply of steel, aluminum, and ships.
    Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Our show often pushes boundaries somewhat for the network, so that’s not abnormal for them.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
  • This combination will induce multiple rounds of Arctic air east of the Rockies, which pushes the jet stream south in the east of the country.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • While Contender is nearly 14 feet long, great white sharks can grow to lengths of 21 feet and weigh as much as 4,500 pounds, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
    Julia Bonavita, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
  • More than once Gladys had to cover holes in those bridges with lengths of pole so that her horse could cross.
    Ben East, Outdoor Life, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • At current scales, nobody can compete with DJI.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Tipping the scales like that, the Area-51 laptops don’t feel like just a resurrection of Alienware’s flagship brand name but a throwback to older, basically immobile desktop replacement laptops.
    Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Stretches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stretches. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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