as in extends
to make longer
I had to lengthen the handle of the paint roller in order to reach the top of the wall
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Recent Examples of lengthens
While ChatGPT may initially recommend suicide hotlines, the AI could later give harmful answers as the conversation lengthens.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
Kneeling Lunge with Side Bend This move lengthens your iliopsoas, a muscle group that helps flex the hips and connects to the lower back.
—Jenny McCoy, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025
Instead of leaving your partner in silence, which lengthens the latency, offer a temporary bridge.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
Kneeling Lunge with Side Bend This move lengthens your iliopsoas, a muscle group that helps flex the hips and connects to the lower back.
—Jenny McCoy, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025
Instead of leaving your partner in silence, which lengthens the latency, offer a temporary bridge.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lengthens
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With its calculatedly severe form, the film both distills and extends melodrama to avant-garde extremes.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
10 Sep. 2025
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The vision extends beyond test prep.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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But Musk would get those shares only if the value of Tesla stock increases significantly in coming years.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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But sending soldiers who are not well versed in policing increases the likelihood of mistakes.—
Luke William Hunt,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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The younger Burnett will lead a ward that stretches from Cabrini Green and the future Bally’s Casino site to the soaring Fulton Market district and struggling Garfield Park.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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The 11-story observation tower has two decks, one at 26 feet and the other at 126 feet, giving a view that stretches into Warren and Butler counties and downtown Cincinnati.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Sep. 2025
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Bottling those difficult emotions up only prolongs stress.—
BJ Coleman,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Hand-washing prolongs the life of your pots and pans and protects the nonstick surface.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Lengthens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lengthens. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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