elongate 1 of 2

as in to lengthen
to make longer in his paintings the artist elongated the bodies of angels to give them a spiritual quality

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elongate

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adjective

variants or elongated

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Recent Examples of elongate
Verb
Shape: Walnuts are rounded and have a brain-like appearance, while pecans are elongated and oval with deep grooves. Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2024 Advertisement But the filmmakers know when to elongate tension elsewhere, as in a deliciously mean-spirited dinner scene in which the Count, armed with his unwitting targets’ secret sins, toys with them, a performance that also betrays an inkling of his cruelty’s perilousness. Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Adjective
The fragment, which was cleaved from its fecal parent with a pair of wire cutters, resembles a chunk of light-colored concrete with darker, elongate inclusions that Chin recognizes as bone. Karen Wright, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019 The elongate white flower clusters (occasionally pale pink) support pollinators, and inky-black berries ripen by late summer or autumn. Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for elongate 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elongate
Verb
  • Be sure your chin is parallel with the floor and your neck is lengthening up the entire time.
    Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Such enhancements can significantly lengthen potential prison terms.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • What To Know The NOAA explains that atmospheric rivers are long, narrow bands in the atmosphere that transport large amounts of water vapor from the tropics.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
  • The layers helped to create plenty of volume, with the longest of her spirals hitting the back of her neck and the shortest giving her the cutest curly bangs.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 31 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • An unorthodox approach to naming in relation to gender extended to Warhol’s collages of slippers and boots from the same moment.
    Richard Meyer, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
  • Sarver also wouldn’t extend the contract of Jae Crowder, or agree to trade him.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 1 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • If Laws is found not guilty by reason of insanity, she will be committed to a state hospital for an extended period, News4SA reports.
    KC Baker, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Police said the gun had an extended clip and had been modified to be fired automatically.
    Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The spontaneity of form also allows Thatcher to stretch wholly different creative muscles.
    William Earl, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Companies need to encourage all their employees and applicants to stretch their boundaries, learn new skills and prepare themselves for the jobs of the future.
    Phillip Molnar, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • So there’s an urge to call those episodes something, and thanks to Community and TV Tropes and the increasing ubiquity of online TV discourse, the term bottle episode has been floating around, ready for the (inaccurate) taking!
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
  • City leaders are also increasing parking meter rates, extending trash collection fees and making other moves to raise revenues.
    Mariana Trujillo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025

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“Elongate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elongate. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.

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