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extensions

NOUN

enlargement, continuation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delay development expansion increase postponement

STRONG

addendum addition adjunct amplification annex appendage appendix arm augmentation branch broadening compass dilatation distension elongation extent lengthening orbit production prolongation protraction purview radius reach scope span spread stretch stretching supplement sweep widening wing

WEAK

continuing drawing out spreading out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease

STRONG

base body lessening shortening subtraction

WEAK

abbreviation abridgment compression contraction curtailment reduction

Example Sentences

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They were following up on earlier work showing that dendrites, the branch-like extensions of neurons, process signals differently depending on their location.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

Recall that after the Rams lost in the NFC championship last January, team president Kevin Demoff’s first order of business was signing Snead and McVay to extensions that had been on the table all season.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

Brentford boss Keith Andrews can avoid having to replace a considerable amount of Premier League experience this summer by triggering a trio of extensions.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

“Who would have thought 14 years ago that robotics would become…literally superhuman extensions of our driver partners?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Think of extensions beyond the word, said Mr. Turing.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin