stretch (out)

verb

Definition of stretch (out)next
as in to expand
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stretch (out)
  1. expand
  2. extend
  3. open
  4. unfold
Verb
  • Plans are underway to expand the facility in Cancún and build partnerships with hospitals and research institutions across the globe.
    William Mullane, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Vacancies have risen because apartment supply is expanding and demand has fallen as consumers worry about the economy and inflation.
    Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of expand
Verb
  • Freeze watches and cold advisories extend to northern Florida and southeast Georgia.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Trump had called for the federal debt ceiling to be removed or extended to 2029, neither of which featured in Friday's legislation.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of extend
Verb
  • Fremd won the Class 4A state title last winter and opened this season 8-1 heading into this week’s play.
    Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Liquid egg substitutes and opened frozen egg substitutes should not be frozen.
    Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of open
Verb
  • Around the same time, Argentine prosecutors were building a larger case that would, unfolding over the next five years, expose the inner workings of the entire torture-and-murder apparatus at ESMA.
    Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Club officials had a plethora of permutations for how this winter would unfold, but had not committed to anything before gathering this week at the Winter Meetings.
    Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of unfold
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“Stretch (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stretch%20%28out%29. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

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