protracts

present tense third-person singular of protract

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Verb
  • While ChatGPT may initially recommend suicide hotlines, the AI could later give harmful answers as the conversation lengthens.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Kneeling Lunge with Side Bend This move lengthens your iliopsoas, a muscle group that helps flex the hips and connects to the lower back.
    Jenny McCoy, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • With its calculatedly severe form, the film both distills and extends melodrama to avant-garde extremes.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The vision extends beyond test prep.
    Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • What began as a handful of campus groups now stretches across more than 3,500 high schools and universities, supported by dozens of full-time staff who manage student activists like a professional sales force.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • That means afternoon tailgating could get soaked at Hard Rock Stadium for the UM-USF football matchup, although the weather will be improving for the game itself that starts late afternoon and stretches into the evening.
    Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And the alloy wheels are an inch smaller, which increases the range to 288 miles (464 km).
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Every decision either increases your freedom or decreases it.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Bottling those difficult emotions up only prolongs stress.
    BJ Coleman, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Hand-washing prolongs the life of your pots and pans and protects the nonstick surface.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Protracts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protracts. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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