1
as in extended
to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area
the dog had outstretched his legs and was lying across the width of the doorway
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as in lengthened
to make longer
having outstretched our lunch break beyond all reason, we reluctantly headed back to work
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Recent Examples of outstretched
Antonio Losada, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Remember, the width of your outstretched fist accounts for roughly 10 degrees in the night sky!
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Cody Gapko struck the post three times — once with a deflected cross, twice with rasping drives — while Senne Lammens saved Alexander Isak’s shot with an outstretched right foot.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
And, he was tested early against Nashville, forced to make three big saves in the first 20 minutes, including a Surridge shot that Rios Novo dove to save with his outstretched fingertips.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
In less than a second, the ball was clutched in Grizzle’s outstretched arms before he was brought down to the turf, part blue and part orange.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2025
After the screening, video circulated online of the True Blood alum, wearing a white Magliano T-shirt with an image of a boot hovering over a man's outstretched tongue, hugging Pascal and kissing him on the cheek while the cast received a standing ovation at the screening.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
Miss Sammie hugged Jean then pushed past Wole’s outstretched hand and hugged him, too.
—David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
From a wall, the sheriff removes an arms-outstretched-sized topographic map of Mount of the Holy Cross, the master search map Tim Cochrane used to track personnel in the field in September and October 2005.
—Ted Katauskas, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
Shortly after, with less than thirty seconds left, everything changed as Gane’s outstretched fingers made contact with both of Aspinall’s eyes, prompting referee Jason Herzog to pause the action immediately.
—Antonio Losada, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Remember, the width of your outstretched fist accounts for roughly 10 degrees in the night sky!
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Cody Gapko struck the post three times — once with a deflected cross, twice with rasping drives — while Senne Lammens saved Alexander Isak’s shot with an outstretched right foot.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
And, he was tested early against Nashville, forced to make three big saves in the first 20 minutes, including a Surridge shot that Rios Novo dove to save with his outstretched fingertips.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
In less than a second, the ball was clutched in Grizzle’s outstretched arms before he was brought down to the turf, part blue and part orange.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2025
After the screening, video circulated online of the True Blood alum, wearing a white Magliano T-shirt with an image of a boot hovering over a man's outstretched tongue, hugging Pascal and kissing him on the cheek while the cast received a standing ovation at the screening.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
Miss Sammie hugged Jean then pushed past Wole’s outstretched hand and hugged him, too.
—David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
From a wall, the sheriff removes an arms-outstretched-sized topographic map of Mount of the Holy Cross, the master search map Tim Cochrane used to track personnel in the field in September and October 2005.
—Ted Katauskas, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outstretched
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That deal would come in the form of an executive order rather than a treaty requiring congressional approval, mirroring the guarantee recently extended to Qatar following Israel’s strike on a Hamas compound in Doha in September.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Through subsequent collaborations with the Huang Daopo Memorial Park and thematic workshops, the forum extended this cultural dialogue into the public’s humanistic ecosystem.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
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His telomeres, protective caps on chromosomes, lengthened in space, only to shorten rapidly upon return.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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The median age of survival since 1970 is 29 years and, while there is no cure and physical deterioration is inevitable, advancements in care have lengthened life expectancy.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Brown family, founders of Brown-Forman, has significantly shaped Louisville through extensive philanthropy over 155 years.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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More than 600 Middlebury students had also joined an online group to share updates of the extensive effort to find Smith, WPTZ reported.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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While oral arguments are typically constrained to an hour—30 minutes for each side—the high court on Thursday ordered that the hearings will be expanded to 80 minutes.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
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Acquisitions and investments have expanded BHP’s copper operations by nearly 30% in three years and set it up to become one of the world’s largest producers of potash.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The interruption to food assistance next month would be one of the most consequential impacts yet of a government shutdown that has now stretched into its fourth week.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
22 Oct. 2025
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After a contentious few weeks for city officials, Carmel passed its 2026 budget during a council meeting that stretched on for nearly four hours Monday night.—
Jake Allen,
IndyStar,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The performance opened with a black and white sequence, before partner Emma Slater joined him for a dramatic choreography.—
Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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In 2014, the CCP opened the space sector to private capital, and in 2019 the China Commercial Space Alliance was launched to support that commercial growth both within China and globally.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In a survey from brokerage firm Evercore ISI conducted last year, ChatGPT respondents saying ChatGPT was their top search provider increased to 5% from 1% four months prior.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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Warming trends delay first freeze in US Fall days that are unusually warm have increased in 238 cities, or 98% of the 243 cities that were examined by Climate Central.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The impact would be immediate and far-reaching.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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The shutdown's effects are far-reaching.—
Connor Giffin,
Louisville Courier Journal,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Outstretched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outstretched. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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