PROTRACTION Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

protraction

noun

Definition of protraction

as in prolongation

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Recent Examples of protraction The protraction and retraction of the shoulder blades can also ease soreness from wearing a backpack. — Ingrid Yang Md, Outside Online, 29 May 2025 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

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Noun

The prolongation was 242 days in 2023 and 346 days in 2024, according to the report.

— Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026

Definition of prolongation

Noun

Mercury reaches greatest elongation on June 15, placing the elusive planet at its farthest apparent distance from the sun in the evening sky.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 15 June 2026
Tests with mill partners have shown the quality and performance over time — including elongation and recovery — are equivalent to conventional spandex.

— Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 26 May 2026

Definition of elongation

Noun

Pavel Mintyukov signs contract extension with Ducks Defenseman Pavel Mintyukov has agreed to five-year contract extension worth $36 million with the Ducks, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told the Associated Press.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
The 49ers have been looking for a trade partner for Aiyuk, who signed a four-year, $120 million extension with the 49ers in August 2024.

— Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of extension

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Law-enforcement officials told us that the president’s central role in the July 4 events and the extending of their length late into the evening have added complexity—and risk.

— Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
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

Definition of extending

Noun

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
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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