elastic

Example Sentences

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"Once an expansion or shrinkage exceeds the elastic limits, it will lead to the particle cracking."

From Science Daily

Those are elastic enough terms that it could cover at least half the population.

From Salon

There was an elastic strap to hold it closed that looked kind of cool.

From Literature

Death is an elastic concept in all forms of fiction, but TV and film have mightily tested the limits to which our belief can be stretched.

From Salon

Among the new nonnegotiables: fleece vests instead of jackets and elastic waistbands instead of “hard pants,” i.e., anything with a zipper.

From The Wall Street Journal