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stretched

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verb

past tense of stretch
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as in pulled
to injure by overuse, misuse, or pressure I stretched a back muscle, and the pain is killing me

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as in lengthened
to make longer the time it would take to fix the car got stretched from three hours to two days when the part we needed had to be ordered

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as in tightened
to draw tight if the canvas isn't properly stretched over the frame, there will be sagging over time

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stretched
Adjective
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  • But Aurora's police chief and its mayor, Mike Coffman, a Republican, told NBC News last month that Trump’s claims about the gang are grossly exaggerated.
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Adjective
  • His mimicry of the inflated language of marketing, bureaucratic euphemism, and hypertechnical mumbo jumbo finds the exact midpoint between amusing and appalling.
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    Michael Callahan, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Needless to say, Sabyasachi is a big proponent of a daring wardrobe, whether that means ditching the LBD cocktail standard for a fanciful embroidered look or setting a table with unexpected creative bravado.
    Bridget Foley, Town & Country, 28 Nov. 2022
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    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2021

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“Stretched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stretched. Accessed 9 Nov. 2024.

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