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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The bill extends current DHS funding levels for two weeks to allow talks over new accountability requirements for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other enforcement agencies.—
Eric Lau,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026 -
The tale extends beyond finances.—
Beth Ann Mayer,
Parents,
3 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, Kaiser Permanente workers are demanding protections against AI as the health system expands use of the technology.—
Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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The bill expands those protections.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
6 Feb. 2026
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The mansion features a limestone-and-concrete facade that opens to reveal plaster walls and ceilings, custom raw-steel railings, and European wide-plank white oak floors throughout.—
Sara B. Hansen,
Denver Post,
7 Feb. 2026
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The entry opens to a dramatic foyer with a sweeping staircase with curving iron balusters.—
Lynn Slaney Silguero,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
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As the song unfolds, their voices begin to braid together like twin strands of ivy—a Scottish lilt and a Montana twang—creeping across a hard stone wall of fuzzy grunge guitars.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
4 Feb. 2026
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Cannabis hyperemesis syndrome unfolds in phases.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Stretches (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stretches%20%28out%29. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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