as in elongation
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as in lengthening
to make longer
in his paintings the artist elongated the bodies of angels to give them a spiritual quality
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Noun
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During this elongation, Venus is at a maximum separation of 47.2 degrees from the sun—its largest elongation of the year, according to EarthSky.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025 -
Don’t miss bright Venus just below the duo. Jan. 10: Venus Reaches Greatest Eastern Elongation On the evening of Jan. 10, Venus will reach its greatest eastern elongation — its easternmost distance from the sun.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The six-month pause due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA work stoppages created a pipeline logjam at most streamers, including Netflix, for the second half of 2024 and 2025, further lengthening the gaps between seasons.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
27 Dec. 2024
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Lifting, lengthening, feathering, and deep-dark dramatizing—Lancôme's Lash Idôle Waterproof Mascara hooks us every time.—
Sarah Han,
Allure,
24 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The Knicks picked up their 14th win in the last 18 games with a dominant wire-to-wire 139-125 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday night, extending their winning streak to four games.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
24 Dec. 2024
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The cleaner Nogales sewage appears to be saving the patches of cottonwood forest extending to the Tumacácori Mission, a national historic site.—
Brandon Loomis,
The Arizona Republic,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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An increasing number of large and mid-size firms are reporting on their sustainability initiatives.—
Aliza Knox,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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As president, Biden helped the country past the COVID pandemic, increasing the availability of testing and vaccines.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
31 Dec. 2024
Noun
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An extension of Carson would force these states to decide whether to shut down all of their existing charter schools, or to keep them and start funding schools like St. Isidore — they would no longer be allowed to host charter schools if those schools were exclusively secular.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
28 Jan. 2025
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The Internal Revenue Service begins accepting returns for the 2024 tax year on Jan. 27, and filers have until April 15 to submit their returns or request an extension.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Serratus anterior: More laterally located within the chest wall, this muscle is responsible for scapular protraction (translation: pushing away from your body).—
Women's Health Editors,
Women's Health,
14 June 2023
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But all of these things are additional protraction of the litigation.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2022
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“Elongating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elongating. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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