Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extends (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 -
What’s your biggest memory that sticks out from making that movie?—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
8 Feb. 2026
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So the numbers McKinney ISD submitted to the UIL are what the district projects the new boundaries will produce for each high school, shifting a portion of McKinney North’s student population to McKinney and McKinney Boyd, which submitted an enrollment of 2,675.—
Ishmael Johnson,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Mar. 2026
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McKinsey projects the market for general-purpose robots could reach $370 billion by 2040, while analysts at RBC Capital Markets have forecast a global total addressable market for humanoids of $9 trillion by 2050.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2026
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Toyota smoothed out some of the launch bZ4X’s quirks, which was the right call, but there are attractive details here that command attention, like the rear light bar that juts out and stands apart from the tailgate.—
Adam Ismail,
The Drive,
18 Feb. 2026
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Cape Cod juts out to the east just far enough to catch the western fringe of the massive snow shield.—
Terry Eliasen,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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The swoony strings coat the song with a lush, old-fashioned feel.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Extends (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extends%20%28out%29. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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