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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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This release invites elongation through your side body and expansion of your ribs, while easing tension across the neck and shoulders.—
Jennifer Shanker,
Flow Space,
15 Apr. 2026
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In scalp hair follicles, the anagen phase can persist for several years, allowing continuous elongation of the hair shaft before the follicle transitions to catagen and telogen.—
Kara Rogers,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Chicago Blackhawks have given general manager Kyle Davidson a multiyear contract extension, Chairman and CEO Danny Wirtz said Wednesday.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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The contract extension covers the 2027-34 seasons, which include the final five seasons of club control and McGonigle’s first three seasons of free agency.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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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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The first happens in accordance with the Earth’s rotation, the second will be healed with stretching and Ibuprofen, and the third is simply a fact of life and the passage of time.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
12 Apr. 2026
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Warming up with light movement, such as walking or dynamic stretching, before a workout as well as cooling down afterward can help prepare muscles, improve flexibility and reduce soreness.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Protraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protraction. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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