stretched (out)

verb

Definition of stretched (out)next
past tense of stretch (out)
as in expanded
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 stretched (out)
  1. expanded
  2. extended
  3. opened
  4. unfolded
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  • The ongoing Starbucks union workers' strike has now expanded to a dozen states, union representatives confirmed to USA TODAY on Monday.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The terminal is being expanded, with that work likely to start in 2025.
    Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of expanded
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  • Revised Reporting Deadlines For companies created or registered before January 1, 2024, the deadline to file initial beneficial ownership reports has been extended to January 13, 2025.
    Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Her leadership extended to local and international interfaith and bridge-building efforts, including serving as a board member and chair of the clergy dialogue for MCCJ (now Mosaic), and engaging with organizations related to faith communities in the former Soviet Union.
    Priscilla Whitehead, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of extended
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  • The film, which boasted a budget of $250 million, only opened to $32 million in the United States with mediocre reviews (the film currently has a 30% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes).
    Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The fourth day of the trial in the First Judicial District Court opened with defense attorney Nikas accusing the state of withholding evidence that prop distributor Seth Kenney was the source of the live ammunition.
    Janelle Ash, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of opened
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  • This December, the Caroling Party unfolded in a one-story ranch-style house in the Villages of Shady Hollow subdivision, located just off Frate Barker Road.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Dec. 2024
  • How the season unfolded was worlds away from what many people anticipated after Verstappen secured four wins in the first five races, some of them by a significant margin.
    Luke Smith, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of unfolded
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“Stretched (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stretched%20%28out%29. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

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