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
Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
On another scoring drive, the young QB ran toward the goal line and added a touchdown with an outstretched arm.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Second baseman Ryan Ritter ripped a double just over the outstretched arm of left fielder Alex Call for the Rockies' first hit.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The 10-play drive culminated with a spectacular one-handed grab by LSU transfer Daniels, whose outstretched arm sucked the ball into his body between Notre Dame defensive backs Adon Shuler and Leonard Moore.
—Susan Miller Degnan, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
Young’s throw traveled past first baseman Coby Mayo’s outstretched arms and up the right-field line.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
Bo Bichette walked with one out in the first inning and Guerrero followed with a double just over the outstretched glove of left fielder Alex Call, scoring Bichette from first base for a 1-0 lead.
—Field Level Media, Reuters, 10 Aug. 2025
Frimpong collected Dominik Szoboszlai’s floated pass downfield on the right hand side of the box, jagged in past the Palace defense and chipped the ball towards the far post, over the outstretched hands of goalkeeper Dean Henderson and into the net to score 20 minutes and 20 seconds into the game.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2025
This time, Robbe decided to shoot — a curling effort that found the corner of the net, past outstretched goalkeeper Angelina Anderson, giving the Wave a 1-0 lead.
—Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
Verb
The general goal is to either reach artificial general intelligence or maybe even the outstretched possibility of achieving artificial superintelligence.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
On another scoring drive, the young QB ran toward the goal line and added a touchdown with an outstretched arm.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Second baseman Ryan Ritter ripped a double just over the outstretched arm of left fielder Alex Call for the Rockies' first hit.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The 10-play drive culminated with a spectacular one-handed grab by LSU transfer Daniels, whose outstretched arm sucked the ball into his body between Notre Dame defensive backs Adon Shuler and Leonard Moore.
—Susan Miller Degnan, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
Young’s throw traveled past first baseman Coby Mayo’s outstretched arms and up the right-field line.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
Bo Bichette walked with one out in the first inning and Guerrero followed with a double just over the outstretched glove of left fielder Alex Call, scoring Bichette from first base for a 1-0 lead.
—Field Level Media, Reuters, 10 Aug. 2025
Frimpong collected Dominik Szoboszlai’s floated pass downfield on the right hand side of the box, jagged in past the Palace defense and chipped the ball towards the far post, over the outstretched hands of goalkeeper Dean Henderson and into the net to score 20 minutes and 20 seconds into the game.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2025
This time, Robbe decided to shoot — a curling effort that found the corner of the net, past outstretched goalkeeper Angelina Anderson, giving the Wave a 1-0 lead.
—Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outstretched
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Kraft had an 8-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter that extended Green Bay’s lead to 24-10.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The 9-inch monochrome CRT was retained, but the floppy drive no longer had a door, and the keyboard was extended with several special keys.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Anecdotes of patients who have undergone multicancer screening and had their lives lengthened by early discovery of cancer should be taken seriously.—
Cory Franklin,
Twin Cities,
14 Sep. 2025
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Legislators lengthened the state’s deadline to prosecute rapes of adults from 10 to 15 years.—
Willoughby Mariano,
ProPublica,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Add in the possibility of more extensive – and costly – work such as bridges, crowns, extractions or implants, and the anxiety can grow even stronger.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Since marrying Horace at the end of Episode 1, Kimmie has conducted extensive research on Beauty in Black and has been under the mentorship of her husband, who is still alive and currently in Italy, undergoing experimental cancer treatment.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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By 2019, Kirk expanded into electoral politics with Turning Point Action, a 501(c)(4) that allowed his network to directly campaign for Republicans.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Cadence has expanded this technology beyond chip design towards creating digital twins of data centers including all the functional components.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In all, 160 guests filled the hall, where the banquet table stretched 155 feet, glittering with 139 candles and more than 1,400 pieces of cutlery.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
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Videos shared by Russian media showed passengers sleeping on the floors of Sheremetyevo, the country’s busiest airport, as long queues stretched through the terminals.—
David Kirichenko,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Golden Bears opened the 2024 season by beating UC Davis 31-13, Auburn 21-14 and SDSU 31-10.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Times Square location, on the northeast corner of 7th Avenue and 47th Street, marks the second permanent outpost for Central Perk, which opened in Boston in 2023.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Reportedly, the use of the RT-70 radio antenna increased the accuracy of GLONASS by around 30%.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The trade and investment element of state visits has increased in recent times.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The benefits have potentially far-reaching implications for the local communities as well.—
Robin Catalano,
AFAR Media,
15 Sep. 2025
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The oceans and atmosphere are massive and, importantly, open, shaped by far-reaching forces that act on timescales ranging from hours to eons.—
Gregory Barber,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Outstretched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outstretched. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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