elongated

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The tomatoes have an elongated plum shape and a pointed tip.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

In a typical binary system, two stars with slightly different masses circle each other along elongated, or elliptical, paths.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

Into it, he compressed 11 entangled, elongated figures, who seem to float in space.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

In the CMZ, cold molecular gas moves along elongated filaments that funnel material into dense clumps where stars can form.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2026

There’s more hair along the things elongated neck, and its hoofed feet make a hollow clip-clopping sound in the packed dirt as it walks down the road toward us.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland