outstretch
verb
out·stretch
ˌau̇t-ˈstrech 
outstretched; outstretching; outstretches
: to stretch out : extend
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Examples of outstretch in a Sentence
the dog had outstretched his legs and was lying across the width of the doorway
having outstretched our lunch break beyond all reason, we reluctantly headed back to work
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Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology created a minuscule folding quadcopter that can outstretch its arms and get airborne within one second.
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Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 20 May 2015
Verlander is now set to cash in with a multi-year deal, one that may outstretch what Houston is willing to spend.
—Michael Shapiro, Chron, 22 Nov. 2022
Siqui Sanchez/Getty Images What would happen if a crowd of people stormed the gates of Area 51 looking for aliens, and all of them ran really fast with their arms outstretched behind them?
—Jacey Fortin, New York Times, 15 July 2019
While kicking around a soccer ball, the little princess took a few breaks to balance on one leg with her arms outstretched above her head.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, 26 Nov. 2019
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Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 20 May 2015
Verlander is now set to cash in with a multi-year deal, one that may outstretch what Houston is willing to spend.
—Michael Shapiro, Chron, 22 Nov. 2022
Siqui Sanchez/Getty Images What would happen if a crowd of people stormed the gates of Area 51 looking for aliens, and all of them ran really fast with their arms outstretched behind them?
—Jacey Fortin, New York Times, 15 July 2019
While kicking around a soccer ball, the little princess took a few breaks to balance on one leg with her arms outstretched above her head.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, 26 Nov. 2019
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outstretch
verb
out·stretch
au̇t-ˈstrech
: to stretch out : extend
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