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as in to lengthen
to make longer
our guests from out of town extended their visit by a week
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2
as in to offer
to put before another for acceptance or consideration
the couple extended an invitation to join them for a get-together at their house after the concert
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as in to expand
to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area
you can extend that chaise longue so that it lies completely flat
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as in to increase
to make greater in size, amount, or number
embarked on a series of wars intended to extend his empire
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as in to dilute
to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances
the company extends its ice cream with thickeners and other additives
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Recent Examples of extend
His fastball velocity was down slightly, from fatigue or a strategic attempt to extend his resources.
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
The risks of injury and subsequent surgery can extend beyond a sporting context.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
For decades, stress conditions have carried a weight that extends far beyond their clinical meaning.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
The fear of Black spirituality, wielded as a tool of rebellion, extends beyond the big screen.
—Essence, 29 Oct. 2025
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
The risks of injury and subsequent surgery can extend beyond a sporting context.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
For decades, stress conditions have carried a weight that extends far beyond their clinical meaning.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
The fear of Black spirituality, wielded as a tool of rebellion, extends beyond the big screen.
—Essence, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extend
Verb
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This winter, the Reds must lengthen the lineup and add leverage relief arms.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Inhale to lengthen, exhale to twist deeper.—
Cory Martin,
Verywell Health,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, or WIC, offers food benefits, breastfeeding services and nutrition education to 65,000 Arkansas women, infants and children younger than five.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Oct. 2025
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In an era when multinationals are diversifying away from single-market dependencies, Minister Al-Falih’s remarks made clear that Riyadh wants to anchor that shift — offering predictability, efficiency, and partnership in a volatile world.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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At the crux of those tensions are a gaping trade imbalance and efforts from the US to ensure its national security against an increasingly assertive China, including by expanding restrictions on China’s access to American high tech, like the advanced semiconductors needed to power AI.—
Betsy Klein,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Seeing as how the first tribe swap failed to shake anything up and gave us two more obvious telegraphed votes, the producers decided to blow it all up again and expand back to three tribes.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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However, Nadella said no one could’ve predicted the groundwork laid by that first investment, which led Microsoft to eventually pour $13 billion into OpenAI.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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As previously reported by PEOPLE, the two men were arrested after the Paris Banditry Repression Brigade (BRB) and the Central Office for the Fight against Trafficking in Cultural Goods (OCBC) led an investigation into the robbery on Saturday, according to French outlets Le Parisien and Paris Match.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Wild news in the Financial Times this morning, which reports that China has substantially increased energy subsidies for some of its largest data centers in a bid to bolster its position in the global AI race.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Rising prices for cars, parts and repairs needed, and medical bills have increased, driving up the price of insurance.—
NPR,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
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Never use hydrogen peroxide at full strength on floors—dilute it with water before using.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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The denim purveyor said in its complaint that the tab trademark has come to be known as a concrete signal that consumers are buying an authentic Levi’s product and argued that extraneous uses of that trademark could dilute or harm its own brand.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Oct. 2025
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Morelli also corresponded with the man obtaining the videos for him and asked that the torture of the animals be prolonged in subsequent videos, according to a copy of the indictment filed in the case and obtained by PEOPLE.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Handwashing also prolongs the life of pans that easily scratch.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
30 Oct. 2025
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Hamida gives Kammo food, material necessities, and, perhaps most critically, affection.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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Lastly, clear every last bit of residue out by giving the disposal a final rinse.—
Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Extend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extend. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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