as in extension
the act of making longer
the indefinite prolongation of the ceasefire
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extension
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The extension is also in keeping with what the club has done as of late.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025 -
Astronomers have identified the most distant—and by extension earliest—black hole ever seen.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Prolongation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prolongation. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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