STRETCHES (OUT) Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

stretches (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of stretch (out)

as in extends

to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area you can't stretch out your legs to the point where you're blocking the aisle

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That work, first demonstrated at 12 logical qubits, extends directly into today’s result, as per the release.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
Its scope begins with selecting a worthwhile problem and extends through product development, operation, adaptation and retirement.

— Mohammed Cherifi, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

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This strengthens the relationship and expands the partnership between Variety and SCAD, following the hosting of the 2026 class of 10 Animators to Watch at SCAD AnimationFest at its Atlanta campus earlier this month.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
It is funded through the Job Development Investment Grant program, which directs a portion of a JDIG award to the account when a company locates or expands in a Tier 2 or Tier 3 county.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026

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Saturday’s game opens a stretch of nine consecutive weeks of football for Kansas — no additional byes the rest of the way.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026
The show opens with a handful of personal objects tracing Pavarotti’s unlikely path from Belém, a port city on the edge of the Amazon, to Paris.

— Alison S. Cohn, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026

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