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as in stretching
the act of making longer the board's extension of the school year drew howls of protest

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as in addition
a smaller structure added to a main building the new extension will connect the house with what is now a freestanding garage

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Recent Examples of extension Tomlin signed his most recent contract extension ahead of the 2024 season. Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2025 The housing hotline is 704-594-8662, extension number 4. Kendrick Marshall, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025 Ruto also vowed to pursue a five-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act — a 25-year-old free-trade agreement between sub-Saharan Africa and the US — in a meeting with the American secretary of state. Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2025 If needed, a deadline extension will be announced later in the season, Shepherd said. Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for extension
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Noun
  • Small changes, such as taking short active breaks or incorporating stretching exercises, can make a significant difference.
    Jack McNamara, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Timelines in quantum computing, as in many technically challenging fields, have a habit of stretching.
    Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
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  • In addition to Holladay, Cordelia Smith-Johnson, a Democrat from Sherwood, and Bo Renshaw, a Republican from North Little Rock, have already announced their candidacies for the seat.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2025
  • With the addition and elevation of Schwenz, the union looks to be changing up its strategy around negotiations communication ahead of next year’s bargaining.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025

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“Extension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extension. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

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