extended

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adjective ex·tend·ed \ ik-ˈsten-dəd \

Definition of extended

1 :drawn out in length especially of time

an extended visit

2 a :fully stretched out

an extended battle line

b of a horse's gait :performed with a greatly lengthened stride but without a break — compare collected

c :intensive

extended efforts

3 :having spatial magnitude :being larger than a point

an extended source of light

4 :extensive 1

made available extended information
—Ruth G. Strickland

5 :derivative 1, secondary 2a

an extended sense of a word

6 of a typeface :having a wider face than that of a standard typeface

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extendedly

adverb

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extendedness

noun

See extended defined for English-language learners

Examples of extended in a Sentence

the word “snake” in its extended sense refers to a contemptible or treacherous person
an extended portion of the valley is now devoted to the growing of grapes for wine

Recent Examples of extended from the Web

Even though the injury news Sunday is more positive than expected, the Cowboys still have to face the reality that one of their most reliable defensive players will miss an extended period of time.

— drew davison, star-telegram, "Cowboys LB Hitchens to miss eight weeks with tibial plateau fracture," 27 Aug. 2017
Additional survivors include Maleigha's sisters, Makayla and Kristyanna, and brother, Noah, plus aunts, uncles, cousins and more extended friends and family, according to the obituary.

— david anderson, The Aegis, "Family and friends remember 15-year-old homicide victim Maleigha Solonka Wednesday," 23 Aug. 2017
Thirty minutes into Tuesday’s episode, the cast finally returned to Mexico and sat down with Chris Harrison for an extended conversation about the Corinne-DeMario incident.

— laura bradley, vanityfair.com, "The More Bachelor in Paradise Tries to Save Face, the Worse It Looks," 16 Aug. 2017
And cost increases for the extended-release, authorized generic version cost the program another $6.5 million.

— sydney lupkin, Kaiser Health News, "Climbing Cost Of Decades-Old Drugs Threatens To Break Medicaid Bank," 14 Aug. 2017
But with coaches using the first couple weeks of the preseason to gain an extended look at several freshmen who might contribute this fall, changes could be coming on the depth chart.

— jon hale, The Courier-Journal, "Projecting Kentucky football's two-deep depth chart," 7 Aug. 2017
The president is spending the 17 days of the renovation at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey on what will be his first extended vacation since taking office in January.

— sam dangremond, Town & Country, "The White House Is Undergoing a Major Renovation," 4 Aug. 2017
An extended self isn’t the only possible cause for these issues.

— lily carollo, The Cut, "Some People See Their Phones As an Extension of Themselves," 3 Aug. 2017
ABC MC: There's a significant amount of extended violence against women in the new season.

— emma dibdin, Marie Claire, "Is There Too Much Violence Against Women in the New 'Twin Peaks'? Mädchen Amick Addresses the Debate," 28 July 2017

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