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, 7 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
In a seven-on-seven drill, Patrick Mahomes sailed a pass along the sideline over Travis Kelce’s outstretched arms.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2025
As the toss fell past a defender’s outstretched arm to Jackson in the end zone, Ehlinger turned back toward trainer Beau Lowry and gave a little staredown.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
Therapists have a big part to play in keeping human minds healthy and sound, especially during the outstretched Wild West adoption of contemporary AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 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
In a seven-on-seven drill, Patrick Mahomes sailed a pass along the sideline over Travis Kelce’s outstretched arms.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2025
As the toss fell past a defender’s outstretched arm to Jackson in the end zone, Ehlinger turned back toward trainer Beau Lowry and gave a little staredown.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outstretched
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The cells extended nerve fibers in both directions, toward the head and tail, to connect with the host spinal tissue.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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The takeaway came one play after the Cowboys’ drive was extended by a personal foul on Eagles safety Reed Blankenship on a third-and-22.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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To improve safety, the transportation division has lengthened no passing zones and added flashing yellow beacons to no passing zones signs, Ronaldson said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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These changes are usually framed in terms of climate change, which has lengthened fire seasons and weakened ecosystems in complex ways.—
River Selby
August 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Aug. 2025
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To bring this vision to life, Everton turned to Populous, the sports and entertainment design firm whose extensive back catalogue includes the likes of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Wembley and The Sphere in Las Vegas.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Prosecutors in this case showed extensive communications between mother and son, illustrating their close relationship and how Donna kept track of things for Charles, who in turn solved all kinds of problems for her.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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Tesla's board has urged shareholders to vote against a proposal calling for a political neutrality policy, which would have expanded board oversight of Musk's political activities.—
Akash Sriram,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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In recent years, Chanel has expanded its support for cinema, which now encompasses everything from costume design to film restoration, in addition to initiatives geared at fostering the next generation of movie directors.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The win over O’Malley stretched his winning streak to 11 straight.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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On Tuesday, the alert stretched from South Haven, Michigan, to Ludington, Michigan.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Then, the Oversight Committee later released 33,000 files on Epstein, just hours after the discharge petition opened.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Sep. 2025
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The trailer opened with Bryant writing a letter to her longtime frenemy Huger.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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For example, Doak kicked on so impressively at Middlesbrough in 2024-25 that his value increased to the point that Bournemouth paid £25m for him.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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The rate of lifetime depression among women has increased by over 40% in the last decade, yet periods like postpartum and perimenopause remain under-addressed in mainstream mental health care.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Researchers have said the breakthrough could have far-reaching implications – from refining models of neutron stars to accelerating the quest for practical high-temperature superconductors.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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In January 2015, King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud acceded to the throne and promptly empowered his son, Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), to launch a far-reaching program of reform.—
Ali Shihabi,
Time,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Outstretched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outstretched. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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