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extended (out)

verb

Definition of extended (out)next
past tense of extend (out)
as in stuck out

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  1. stuck out
  2. projected
  3. draped
Verb
  • The Sox stuck out 11 times Thursday and 35 times in the series.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The final theme that stuck out during this process was the Rangers’ emphasis on character.
    — Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of stuck out
Verb
  • Remembrances extended far from the attack sites, including beams of light projected from New Hampshire's Mount Washington, a stair climb at Mississippi State University's football stadium and a ceremony at Honolulu's 9/11 memorial.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
  • As part of this, the company will continue development of the Storm rocket engine, which is projected to have a thrust of about 400,000 pound-feet.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of projected
Verb
  • The American walks into a meeting room in Las Vegas’ New York-New York hotel, dressed in bold pink tracksuit bottoms, with the WBC welterweight title belt draped over his shoulder, talking as fast as his fists fly.
    — Chris McKenna, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • However, my hands-down favorite was the new Apple Watch Hermès Series 12 (starting at $1,399), draped in radiant gold titanium.
    — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of draped
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“Extended (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extended%20%28out%29. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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