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present participle of lengthen.

lengthening

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extending adj.
protractile adj.
amplification n.
elongation n.
extension n.
production n.
prolongation n.
protraction n.

ADJECTIVE

extending

Synonyms

STRONG

approaching continuing ranging spanning spreading stretching

WEAK

continual continuous endless going on perpetual

ADJECTIVE

protractile

Synonyms

WEAK

approaching continual continuing continuous endless expansible expansile extendible extensile going on perpetual ranging spanning spreading stretch stretchable stretching

NOUN

amplification

Synonyms

STRONGEST

elaboration

STRONG

addition augmentation boost buildup deepening development enlargement exaggeration expansion expatiation extension intensification magnification padding raising strengthening stretching widening

WEAK

boosting fleshing out heightening supplementing upping

Antonyms

STRONG

abridgment compression decrease lessening reduction shrinkage

WEAK

abridgement condensation contraction shortening

NOUN

elongation

Synonyms

STRONG

continuation expansion prolongation protraction stretching

WEAK

prolonging

NOUN

extension

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delay development expansion increase postponement

STRONG

addendum addition adjunct amplification annex appendage appendix arm augmentation branch broadening compass dilatation distension elongation extent 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

NOUN

production

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STRONGEST

construction management manufacture manufacturing

STRONG

assembly bearing blossoming creation direction elongation fabrication formulation fructification generation giving making origination preparation presentation prolongation protraction provision rendering reproduction return staging yielding

WEAK

authoring engendering extention producing

Antonyms

STRONG

destruction taking

WEAK

ruin

NOUN

prolongation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

continuation

STRONG

addendum addition adjunct amplification annex augmentation broadening compass delay development dilatation distension elongation expansion extent increase postponement protraction radius reach scope span spread stretch stretching supplement sweep widening

WEAK

drawing out spreading out

Antonyms

STRONG

decrease lessening shortening shrinkage stagnation subtraction

NOUN

protraction

Synonyms

STRONG

addendum addition adjunct amplification annex appendix augmentation broadening continuation delay development dilatation distension elongation expansion extension increase postponement prolongation reach scope span spread stretch stretching supplement widening

WEAK

drawing out spreading out

Antonyms

STRONG

base body decrease lessening loss shortening shrinkage stagnation subtraction

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lengthening

The study, however, didn’t attribute the lengthening delays to flaws in the single-payer system, but rather to the increasing complexity of cancer care and changes in hospital practices.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

"So they detach the slow-growing gut, which is now tethering the lengthening body. The body buckles and twists into coiling," Miyashita explains.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026

Rising temperatures have added more warm, humid days to the calendar in much of the US, lengthening the season in which the disease-carrying insects thrive.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

The odds were stacked against Coleman and his players, lengthening further when Radja Nainggolan's thunderous long-range strike gave Belgium an early lead.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Maman pauses, lengthening her words like sweet dough, as my eyes grow wide with wonder.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

lengthening

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