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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extend (out)
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Another option is to take an old towel and pull it underneath the couch so a little of the towel sticks out on either side.—
Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
20 Feb. 2026 -
Below, designers reveal other trends that may have once been considered daring and timely but now stick out like a sore thumb.—
Lacey Ramburger,
The Spruce,
19 Feb. 2026
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Joe Lunardi’s recent Bracketology, meanwhile, projects 11 SEC teams getting bids, which would be good for the Tigers.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
22 Feb. 2026
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Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight, which aggregated high-quality polls, projected that Clinton would win 302 electoral votes; she was favored in Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Extend (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extend%20%28out%29. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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