as in extensions
the act of making longer
the indefinite prolongation of the cease-fire
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extensions
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Officials have studied the possibility of future extensions, including along 39th Street and to the 18th and Vine historic district.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
24 Oct. 2025 -
Additionally, Miami-Dade Property Appraiser records, included in Hialeah Building and Code Compliance Department files related to Garcia-Roves’s fine for city code violations, show two roof extensions.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Prolongations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prolongations. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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