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stretch

[strech] / strɛtʃ /
NOUN
expanse
Synonyms
STRONGEST
area bridge distance length radius region span sweep tract
STRONG
amplitude branch breadth compass dimension expansion extension extent gamut orbit proliferation purview range reach scope space spread wing
Antonyms
STRONG
stagnation
NOUN
period of time
Synonyms
STRONGEST
length span spell stint
STRONG
bit continuance duration extent run space term time while
VERB
extend, elongate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cover develop draw expand fill go grow lengthen open pull reach run span spread strain swell unfold widen
STRONG
amplify bridge crane distend inflate magnify make overlap pad prolong protract pyramid rack range recline repose tauten tighten unroll
WEAK
branch out burst forth drag out draw out lie out make taut make tense prolongate pull out shoot up spin out spread out spring up string out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abbreviate block cease close compress conceal concentrate contract decrease end exclude halt lessen narrow shorten shrink stop
STRONG
curtail deflate

Example Sentences

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Geelong Mayor Stretch Kontelj said the fire was "unprecedented" and is likely to continue to burn for several hours.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Stretch the night in one or two directions—bigger in scope, richer in ingredients or a little fancier in presentation.

From Salon • Feb. 10, 2026

Appeared in the December 13, 2025, print edition as 'The Race to Cut Your Tax Bill Is in the Final Stretch'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

“It’s creating and capturing attention,” said Dan Lobring, a sports-marketing veteran who’s a senior vice president with Stretch PR, a Chicago-based firm.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025

“Now pull one leg up, foot touching knee. Stretch forward again.”

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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