extends (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of extend (out)
as in sticks out

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  1. sticks out
  2. projects
  3. juts
  4. strings
Verb
  • Tell me about your memories of filming those scenes and if there’s one Long Table scene that sticks out most for you.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 July 2026
  • That’ll be a big thing that always kind of sticks out to me in my career here.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of sticks out
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  • The format, which debuted in South Korea in 2012, projects scenes onto the side walls for a 270-degree panoramic effect.
    — Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
  • The Health Resources and Services Administration projects the US could face a shortage of over 140,000 full-time physicians by 2038.
    — Svenja Gudell, Fortune, 18 July 2026
Definition of projects
Verb
  • Crimea juts out into the sea, leaving it initially vulnerable to Ukraine’s maritime drones.
    — Marc Santora, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • These uber-popular accommodations are located on Crystal Pier, which juts out over the beach into the Pacific Ocean.
    — Adeline Duff, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026
Definition of juts
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  • From Key Largo to Key West, the Overseas Highway strings the islands together like beads, running past lighthouses, underwater coral reef parks, and across the postcard-worthy Seven Mile Bridge.
    — Sarah Rose, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2026
  • Brown and her creative team have gotten caught up in adornment without capturing a deeper undertow that strings it all together.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
Definition of strings
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