- present participle of extend.
extending
Example Sentences
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The company has been investing in wellness programs that combine fitness, nutrition and social engagement, while exploring emerging therapies aimed at extending healthy lifespans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Both main contracts fell Monday, extending Friday's drop, though the losses were pared by news that Yemen had started a new military operation to retake all territory held by the Houthis.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
“Even the contractors have lobbied with us to keep TPS extending, because they would lose a lot of manpower in this area,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Magnetic moments spiral around a central line extending through the fossil, producing a structure that resembles a tornado-shaped vortex.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
A weakness, beginning inwardly, extending to the limbs, seized me, and I fell: I lay on the ground some minutes, pressing my face to the wet turf.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
