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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
Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Win just one of those, and, wow, MU would be entering the final four-game stretch in contention for the 12-team College Football Playoff.
—Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2025
Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Redrawn in 2021, the 7th District includes Clarksville and parts of North and West Nashville and stretches down to the Alabama border.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Nov. 2025
Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Oct. 2025
These wrinkle-resistant, bi-stretch pants look tailored enough for the office yet feel relaxed enough for a long flight.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
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Noun
That ignited a crazy stretch that saw three touchdowns on five plays.
—Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Win just one of those, and, wow, MU would be entering the final four-game stretch in contention for the 12-team College Football Playoff.
—Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
With child care now costing costing more than many college degrees and more than rent in some major cities, parents are finding finances stretched.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Redrawn in 2021, the 7th District includes Clarksville and parts of North and West Nashville and stretches down to the Alabama border.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
The non-stretch jean has a dry indigo wash and features curved legs with an extra seam for structure and oversized back pockets.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Oct. 2025
These wrinkle-resistant, bi-stretch pants look tailored enough for the office yet feel relaxed enough for a long flight.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stretch
Noun
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The expansion of the role of pharmacies has meant that paying cash for generic drugs and services can also be cheaper at times.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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However, the major result emerging from this research is the implication that the universe is not expanding at an accelerating rate, but has already transitioned into a state of decelerating expansion.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The big story Sipping coffee in a café surrounded by Singapore’s skyline, Anshuman Magazine of real estate services firm CBRE told me that global capability centers (GCCs) accounted for 38% of office space demand in India in the third quarter.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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Join our Space Forums to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more!—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Even the people at the other end of the spectrum, who are resisting the very idea of change, represent a customer service failure on your part.—
Phil Gilbert,
Fortune,
12 Nov. 2025
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Red portions of the visible light spectrum easily penetrate skin and become absorbed by hemoglobin in the blood.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Nov. 2025
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Presidents before Roosevelt largely kept their distance from the press and only occasionally granted interviews.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
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Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The Lightspeed survey shows 84% of shoppers believe retailers inflate prices ahead of the sales to exaggerate discounts.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Tainy’s Prometheus — is portrayed by Feid, dressed in an oversized leather coat and lit in a manner that exaggerates his grills in an eerie way.—
Juan J. Arroyo,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Nov. 2025
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Bruce Bennett / Getty Images TORONTO — Anthony Stolarz pulled Dennis Hildeby in close as the 6-foot-7 Swede was putting the finishing touches on his goalie gear.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The soil is warming, days are lengthening, and new roots have months to establish before winter.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Nov. 2025
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Intuitive Machines believes this system will degrade more slowly, lengthening operational lifespans.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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But in terms of its deeds, the government has been very much trying to push Hungarian literature in an opposite direction.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Other apparent daycare employees could be seen trying to get to her after she was placed in the ICE vehicle, with one holding a small child.—
Bonny Chu , Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Stretch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stretch. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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