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Recent Examples of protraction
The protraction and retraction of the shoulder blades can also ease soreness from wearing a backpack.
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Ingrid Yang Md, Outside Online, 29 May 2025
Serratus anterior: More laterally located within the chest wall, this muscle is responsible for scapular protraction (translation: pushing away from your body).
—Women's Health Editors, Women's Health, 14 June 2023
But all of these things are additional protraction of the litigation.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2022
Moreover, time continues to be of the essence as the protraction of the negotiations complicate the talks.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN, 10 Aug. 2022
The sculpture had become, after all these years, about the protraction of the human foot and the celestial head.
—New York Times, 26 Jan. 2022
The White House is preparing for President Trump’s impeachment trial to drag into next week amid fears that Senate rules and Democratic protractions will delay his acquittal.
—Rob Crilly, Washington Examiner, 31 Jan. 2020
Ingrid Yang Md, Outside Online, 29 May 2025
Serratus anterior: More laterally located within the chest wall, this muscle is responsible for scapular protraction (translation: pushing away from your body).
—Women's Health Editors, Women's Health, 14 June 2023
But all of these things are additional protraction of the litigation.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2022
Moreover, time continues to be of the essence as the protraction of the negotiations complicate the talks.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN, 10 Aug. 2022
The sculpture had become, after all these years, about the protraction of the human foot and the celestial head.
—New York Times, 26 Jan. 2022
The White House is preparing for President Trump’s impeachment trial to drag into next week amid fears that Senate rules and Democratic protractions will delay his acquittal.
—Rob Crilly, Washington Examiner, 31 Jan. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protraction
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The prolongation was 242 days in 2023 and 346 days in 2024, according to the report.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The big risk in an elongation scenario, the institute argues, is if bottlenecks prove severe or persistent enough to shift the buildout narrative.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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The peak of Mercury's apparition (for latitude 40 degrees north) and its greatest elongation from the sun don't occur until the middle of June.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
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The Vikings signed Van Ginkel to a two-year, $20 million contract during free agency in 2024 and tacked on a one-year, $23 million extension last offseason.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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Simison noted that the Idaho 16 extension and improvements on Linder Road are expected to alleviate congestion on Ten Mile Road.—
Rose Evans
Updated May 6,
Idaho Statesman,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Independence Avenue Corridor extending, approximately, from Gladstone Boulevard to the north, East 18th Street to the south, Forest Avenue to the west and Interstate 435 to the east.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2026
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Delivering a gorgeous, drive-extending, game- and season-saving 27-yard completion to Rome Odunze.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
16 Jan. 2026
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Looking ahead, Trump’s prolonging of Chavismo is a political gamble in Florida – a state where many Latin Republican voters despise the system and any dealing with socialist governments.—
Paul Webster Hare,
The Conversation,
19 Jan. 2026
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The prolonging of the war has also ratcheted up Israel’s isolation on the world stage.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Each session is one hour and 30 minutes long, with 10 minutes for stretching and one hour and 20 minutes to learn the choreography.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
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He was forced off in the 59th minute against Palace after over-stretching to reach a pass from Dominik Szoboszlai.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Protraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protraction. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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