OUTSTRETCHES Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

outstretches

verb

present tense third-person singular of outstretch

as in extends

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 lengthens

to make longer having outstretched our lunch break beyond all reason, we reluctantly headed back to work

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The Italian deal extends a run of international partnerships the guild has struck since the pandemic.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
While the majority of shoppers are Latino, particularly Mexican, Palomino said the market’s appeal extends to other communities as well.

— Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of extends

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In April 2026, the Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee found that advanced AI had not yet been adopted in a way that presented systemic risk but warned that risks could increase rapidly as deployment expands.

— Swati Deepak Kumar, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
The new law expands California’s definition of who is a resident under state sales tax law in an effort to weed out phony shell companies, making a company liable for state taxes when at least one member of the business is a California resident.

— Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

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Dark clouds swirl across a sky speckled with stars as the Milky Way stretches above the European Space Observatory's La Silla Observatory in Chile's Atacama Desert.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 9 Oct. 2026
The continent stretches from the Arctic almost to the tropics.

— Robert B. Zoellick, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of stretches

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If the festival opens, food and beverage service will be limited, the children’s area will not be available and portions of the park may be wet or muddy.

— Yvonne Zusel, AJC.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Below that, the main deck features a large lounge and dining area that opens to the spacious aft deck.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of opens

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That’s harder to find in fashion these days, as the comparable speed of digital culture increases trend turnover and even algorithmic advertising struggles to keep up with what looking empirically cool means.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026
While productivity increases dramatically, consumption often grows even faster.

— Sudipto Dasgupta, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

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