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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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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
Jake Cronenworth’s single broke a 1-1 tie in the seventh inning and extended his on-base streak to 16 games.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
Hours before the higher tariffs were set to kick in, the two countries on Monday announced the tariff truce will be extended to mid-November.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025
Ensure your knees track over your toes without extending beyond them.
—Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
What’s more, SB 180 extends the freeze for a full year after every future hurricane within 100 miles of a local government, threatening a rolling paralysis in planning for nearly every part of Florida.
—Haley Busch, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
Hours before the higher tariffs were set to kick in, the two countries on Monday announced the tariff truce will be extended to mid-November.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025
Ensure your knees track over your toes without extending beyond them.
—Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
What’s more, SB 180 extends the freeze for a full year after every future hurricane within 100 miles of a local government, threatening a rolling paralysis in planning for nearly every part of Florida.
—Haley Busch, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extend
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Bad hydrology is 'crushing' conservation measures As with other recent years, factors including warming air, parched soil and lengthening growing seasons have kept some of the melting snowpack from reaching the river or its reservoirs.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Loyal also has both a shot and a pill in the works to lengthen large dogs’ short lifespans by limiting a growth hormone more prevalent in big dogs than small.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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This alternative proposal offers enforceable commitments, includes real milestones, and investment into clean equipment, infrastructure, and workforce training—all while preserving local control and operational flexibility.—
Timothy Jemal,
Oc Register,
16 Aug. 2025
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Parishioners have offered their support, even housing and feeding Jacobs, who a spokesperson said, has had his pension removed without promise of return.—
Kaitlin McCallum,
Hartford Courant,
16 Aug. 2025
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Currently, Ryan is expanding his expertise by working toward becoming a licensed nutritionist, adding a well-rounded dimension to his fitness programs.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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Over two decades of cumulative experimentation, U.S. authorities expanded their ambitions and reach.—
HENRY FARRELL,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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This could lead the electrolyte fluid inside to evaporate, which will result in corrosion and weaken it.—
Keenan Thompson,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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The United States leads the larger economies in GDP per capita.—
Bill Conerly,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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During the month of its release, the number of articles about KPop Demon Hunters increased nearly four-fold to 1,394.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Under Ascension's demands, UnitedHealthcare said, health care costs would increase for people enrolled in its Medicare Advantage plans, a private alternative to traditional Medicare, the program for people age 65 or older.—
Sarah Volpenhein,
jsonline.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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To the transcendental artist these conventional interpretations of reality are emotional and rational constructs devised by man to dilute or explain away the transcendental.—
Roy Scranton
August 20,
Literary Hub,
20 Aug. 2025
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As brands attempt to expand campaigns across multiple publishers, consistency becomes harder to maintain, and operational inefficiencies start to dilute performance.—
Harshit Jain,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Those two inclusions — along with the authority to take bears with arrows, a method of killing that is far more likely to be prolonged and painful — reveal the truth: This is not about managing a species.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Aug. 2025
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Simultaneously, Trump does not want to be played by Putin, with critics contending that Putin proposed Friday’s summit to prolong Trump’s deadline last week for more sanctions.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Aug. 2025
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Skeptics warn that Putin is playing for time, for the opportunity to keep hammering Ukraine on the battlefield while giving lip service to seeking peace.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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Dowd acutely understood the experience of bucking expectations and giving the middle finger to anyone who tells you to fall in line.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Extend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extend. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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