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elongate

[ih-lawng-gayt, ih-long-, ee-lawng-gayt, ee-long-] / ɪˈlɔŋ geɪt, ɪˈlɒŋ-, ˈi lɔŋˌgeɪt, ˈi lɒŋ- /


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Raducanu was now able to elongate the rallies - which always felt like it would be the key to her success - as Vekic's level dropped.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026

In his view, price resets don’t indicate the end of the cycle, but rather a necessity to elongate the boom.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026

Time indoors looking at screens can cause eyeballs to elongate, leaving kids nearsighted for life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025

“I wish that these big organizations were looking into these things differently, because you could elongate careers and elongate lives,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2025

They elongate on the pale slender stalks of their longing, like sunflowers with heavy heads.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

In males, it grows from a small cluster of cells into a little white pimple that elongates between the eyes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2025

The exquisite chamber-soul arrangement thrums inexorably yet with zero hurry; the vocal precisely elongates each phrase just a tick or two beyond where you expect.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2025

He elongates a tune into a precise tonal reckoning — no mishaps or blips on the cosmic screen.

From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2024

So it elongates, causing the light rays to fall in front of the retina and the myopia to progress.

From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2023

As William hears this news, his back straightens, his neck elongates, and his whole body seems to expand.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz

Now Nasa is working around that problem using the X-59's elongated snout to flatten supersonic booms into tolerable bumps in the background.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Some scientists proposed that snakes first became elongated and limbless while adapting to underground life, while others argued that the body plan emerged in aquatic environments.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026

And AI is forcing us all to ponder: What are we supposed to do with our elongated lives if technology wipes out the jobs that once gave us purpose?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

So if you want a window moved or the bathroom expanded or the roof over the porch elongated, that change order would cost you about $2,000, on average.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026

Their elongated faces and gaping mouths reminded Aru of that Edvard Munch painting her Art teacher had once shown the class.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

“The drivers of HDD demand are broadening, visibility is elongating, pricing is strengthening, and our new bull cases are coming closer into play,” Woodring wrote.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

Traditionally, skiers negotiate the steepest terrain of a course by feathering their skis at a slight diagonal and elongating their stride to help them conserve energy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026

At the BJK Cup in Malaga, Raducanu spoke about tweaking her service motion and elongating the takeback in a search for extra power.

From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2025

“Proud,” Kamala Harris said, elongating the word and stretching its vowels.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2024

He began to change, his nose elongating into a snout, his skin becoming sleek and gray.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan




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