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as in exaggerated
to add to the interest of by including made-up details
it was stretching the truth to say she'd been in the movies: she was once an extra whose scene was cut in the final version
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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 tried
to subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress
your whining is stretching my patience to the limit
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Recent Examples of stretched
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
29 May 2026
Once activated, the Fe-SMA bars aim to shrink back to their pre-stretched shape.
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Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Feb. 2026
It’s formulated with calcium to promote new cell growth, adenosine to fill in wrinkles, collagen to maintain your skin’s density and thickness, elastin to restore stretched skin, and Vitamin D for rejuvenation.
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Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
30 Jan. 2026
America’s health care system is straining under the twin pressures of an aging population and a stretched pool of health care providers.
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Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
Despite this pullback, the stock still trades at a stretched nine times trailing revenue—well above its historical average of three times.
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Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Idaho Statesman,
21 June 2026
The Chicago rapper took the stage before a crowd that stretched throughout the venue, delivering a set that mixed fan favorites with freestyle moments and audience interaction.
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J.m. Banks
june 21,
Kansas City Star,
21 June 2026
Every resource was stretched to its limit.
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Baz Dreisinger,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Play was stopped for a while in extra time, as a referee sat on the grass and had his leg stretched out.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
Resources are stretched thin and qualified nurses are few.
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Sophie Neiman,
NPR,
20 June 2026
Internal decisions are speeding up, and work that once stretched across days can now happen in minutes.
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Patricia Camden,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
The German official, 45, required help from both the USA’s Folarin Balogun and Australia's Aiden O'Neill, who stretched out his left leg after Zwayer fell to the turf.
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Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
As celebrations stretched into the night, some in the crowd set off fireworks in Times Square, according to video from Freedom News TV obtained by CNN.
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Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
Adjective
Wiley often wears her hair in a stretched state, combing through her gray coils with a blow dryer before doing a braid-out.
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Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
29 May 2026
Once activated, the Fe-SMA bars aim to shrink back to their pre-stretched shape.
—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Feb. 2026
It’s formulated with calcium to promote new cell growth, adenosine to fill in wrinkles, collagen to maintain your skin’s density and thickness, elastin to restore stretched skin, and Vitamin D for rejuvenation.
—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
30 Jan. 2026
America’s health care system is straining under the twin pressures of an aging population and a stretched pool of health care providers.
—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
Despite this pullback, the stock still trades at a stretched nine times trailing revenue—well above its historical average of three times.
—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
Boise’s rough end to May stretched into June, and the first-year club left Madison, Wisconsin, last week surrendering four unanswered goals in the second half for an embarrassing loss.
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Idaho Statesman,
21 June 2026
The Chicago rapper took the stage before a crowd that stretched throughout the venue, delivering a set that mixed fan favorites with freestyle moments and audience interaction.
—
J.m. Banks
june 21,
Kansas City Star,
21 June 2026
Every resource was stretched to its limit.
—
Baz Dreisinger,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Play was stopped for a while in extra time, as a referee sat on the grass and had his leg stretched out.
—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
Resources are stretched thin and qualified nurses are few.
—
Sophie Neiman,
NPR,
20 June 2026
Internal decisions are speeding up, and work that once stretched across days can now happen in minutes.
—
Patricia Camden,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
The German official, 45, required help from both the USA’s Folarin Balogun and Australia's Aiden O'Neill, who stretched out his left leg after Zwayer fell to the turf.
—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
As celebrations stretched into the night, some in the crowd set off fireworks in Times Square, according to video from Freedom News TV obtained by CNN.
—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stretched
Adjective
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King Charles was also treated at the same clinic at the time, for an enlarged prostate.
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The agency also calls for updating information related to prostate cancer risk and revising warnings regarding enlarged prostate.
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The discrepancy was spotted by Reuters, which claims that data Tesla gave to authorities in Sweden and the Netherlands grossly exaggerated the safety record of FSD in the United States.
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Replay shows the defender never made meaningful contact and the offensive player overly-exaggerated the contact (flopped).
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After the network successfully pulled together a motley crew of Real Housewives offspring and their Manhattan socialite friends last year, the gang is back for a second season in the city.
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Arraez pulled a 1-1 curveball from the Athletics’ Aaron Civale off the top of his right foot and collapsed to the ground in pain.
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Tee boxes have been lengthened and championship setups have pushed the course to its limit.
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Although the list of edible foods that double as fish bait could be lengthened, there are as many natural baits little known or used by the average fisherman.
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Wilson valiantly tried to dodge catcher Eric Haase, but the veteran applied the tag to end the inning.
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Johan Manzambi struck hard at the net, and Canadian keeper Maxime Crépeau tried to punch the ball away, but the ball bounced back into the net behind him.
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Interest rates rose, supply chains tightened, equipment costs increased, and project economics deteriorated.
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Varsho tightened the score an inning later with his home run off Trent Thornton.
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Non-padded practices almost always favor defensive linemen, who have less for O-linemen to latch on to as the pass rushers try to speed-rush their way into the backfield.
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Inside, there’s a padded laptop compartment, two slip pockets, a zip pocket, a water bottle pouch, and an interior key ring holder.
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The board in recent months extended the interim top official, Denise Saddler, for another year.
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The United States first granted protections to Haitians in 2010 after a catastrophic earthquake and extended them multiple times amid ongoing gang violence that has displaced more than a million people, according to court documents.
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“Stretched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stretched. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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