extends

present tense third-person singular of extend
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as in expands
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 leads
to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction our backyard extends all the way to that brook

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“Extends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extends. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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