STRETCHING (OUT) Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

stretching (out)

verb

present participle of stretch (out)

as in spreading (out)

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 movie explicitly positions this adaptation as expanding the source material’s examination of gender and class to include race.

— Beandrea July, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026
Her accomplishments include spearheading Ulta Beauty’s TikTok Shop, expanding Ulta Beauty’s wellness offering and securing more exclusives.

— WWD Staff, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of expanding

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However, any sense of security that three-year buffer may have offered was a mirage; Newcastle recognised that, with Hall having so many admirers across Europe, extending his contract had to be an immediate post-window priority.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Additionally, airlines are making moves for the fall and even the winter, extending seasonal flight routes beyond their usual September cutoffs.

— Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of extending

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YouTube is having a breakthrough moment, in terms of legacy media opening its mind to what creators are capable of.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
That's the central question of an eye-opening new book, The Everywhere Millionaire, by two economists who have spent more than a decade researching the wealthiest Americans.

— Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of opening

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The event, unfolding in Dubai’s Jumeirah Beach complex, was one of the biggest Middle East film festivals at the time, and its demise sent shockwaves through the burgeoning Arab film industry.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
On the one hand, the film pays witness to all the authoritarian insanity unfolding at state houses around the country.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2026

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