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as in prolongations
the act of making longer
the board's extension of the school year drew howls of protest
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Recent Examples of extensions
Officials have studied the possibility of future extensions, including along 39th Street and to the 18th and Vine historic district.
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Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
Additionally, Miami-Dade Property Appraiser records, included in Hialeah Building and Code Compliance Department files related to Garcia-Roves’s fine for city code violations, show two roof extensions.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Others have floated multi-year extensions with subsidies gradually phasing out.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2025
The licenses received three-year extensions in 2024 prior to the 80 Mile deal.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Spider-y lash extensions protruded from her lash line, reaching to the bottom of her brows; a thin wing of black liner was drawn from the outer corners of her eyes.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
When using agent mode, the AI cannot run code in the browser, download files, install extensions, or access browsing history, saved autofills for passwords and other sensitive information or a computer's apps or files.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
The club signed Alex Bregman to a deal valued at $40 million per season, acquired Garrett Crochet in a blockbuster trade and gave him the second largest contract to a pitcher in franchise history, and dished out lucrative in-season extensions to Roman Anthony, Aroldis Chapman and Kristian Campbell.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
In the battle against midlife hair thinning, extensions are a valid, if temporary, solution — one anyone in perimenopause or menopause might consider.
—Jessica Hartshorn, Flow Space, 17 Oct. 2025
Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
Additionally, Miami-Dade Property Appraiser records, included in Hialeah Building and Code Compliance Department files related to Garcia-Roves’s fine for city code violations, show two roof extensions.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Others have floated multi-year extensions with subsidies gradually phasing out.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2025
The licenses received three-year extensions in 2024 prior to the 80 Mile deal.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Spider-y lash extensions protruded from her lash line, reaching to the bottom of her brows; a thin wing of black liner was drawn from the outer corners of her eyes.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
When using agent mode, the AI cannot run code in the browser, download files, install extensions, or access browsing history, saved autofills for passwords and other sensitive information or a computer's apps or files.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
The club signed Alex Bregman to a deal valued at $40 million per season, acquired Garrett Crochet in a blockbuster trade and gave him the second largest contract to a pitcher in franchise history, and dished out lucrative in-season extensions to Roman Anthony, Aroldis Chapman and Kristian Campbell.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
In the battle against midlife hair thinning, extensions are a valid, if temporary, solution — one anyone in perimenopause or menopause might consider.
—Jessica Hartshorn, Flow Space, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extensions
Noun
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How Tielemans overcame early toils is often used as a source of encouragement by new additions who seem peripheral at first.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Garcia-Roves attributed the additions to prior ownership, stating that her father and mother purchased the home in 1985.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The tips of the arms were primarily used for bends, while elongations were more frequent closer to the body.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Extensions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extensions. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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