as in lengthening
to make longer
the highway project was protracted by years of litigation
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These stretchy, flattering jeans come in a range of washes that are both leg-lengthening and easy to move around in.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
7 Apr. 2026 -
Celebs like Jennifer Aniston and Jennifer Garner have recently worn this leg-lengthening style, which is sleek without feeling tight or restrictive.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
7 Apr. 2026
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The same applies to the brilliant turquoise of Turks and Caicos’s water, extending miles beyond its shoreline like an electrified aura.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Apr. 2026
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Without extending the boundary, the same area that was under threat of annexation by Hialeah in 2023 remains at risk.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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Shipping and oil-market analysts say a ceasefire without a plan to reopen the strait risks leaving the strategic artery in Tehran’s hands, prolonging the shock.—
Gerry Doyle,
Fortune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Try Lasagna Planting Another popular planting technique that can work well for prolonging your garden’s blooms is the lasagna method.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
3 Apr. 2026
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Trolley lines move across the city, stretching as far West as the Darby Transit Center and back East toward 13th street.—
Kaitlyn McCormick,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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At Fourth and Bainbridge streets in the Queen Village neighborhood, drivers are slowing, stopping and swerving to avoid two large potholes stretching across the roadway.—
Ross DiMattei,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The film is set in a mountain village where an elderly woman named Hettie (Hettie Farmer) lives alone on a small farm, tending her flock of goats with increasing difficulty.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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New York City Councilwoman Farah Louis is under increasing scrutiny amid a federal public corruption investigation involving the state’s homeless shelters for migrants.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Protracting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protracting. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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