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spreading out

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 lengthening orbit production prolongation protraction purview radius reach scope span spread stretch stretching supplement sweep widening wing
WEAK
continuing drawing out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decrease
STRONG
base body lessening shortening subtraction
WEAK
abbreviation abridgment compression contraction curtailment reduction
NOUN
prolongation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
continuation
STRONG
addendum addition adjunct amplification annex augmentation broadening compass delay development dilatation distension elongation expansion extent increase lengthening postponement protraction radius reach scope span spread stretch stretching supplement sweep widening
WEAK
drawing 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 lengthening postponement prolongation reach scope span spread stretch stretching supplement widening
WEAK
drawing out
Antonyms
STRONG
base body decrease lessening loss shortening shrinkage stagnation subtraction

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The emergency was far from over on Sunday, even as Spanish officials were cautiously optimistic that the blazes were no longer spreading out of control.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

You may be better off spreading out the payments with partial financing.

From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026

Hugh Hanley, head of personal training at PureGym, says Monday and Tuesday evenings are typical peak busy times but, increasingly, people are spreading out the hours they train.

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026

The film gets to the heart of the matter quickly and stays there, spreading out to make itself comfortable.

From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2026

Tendrils of darkness were now spreading out from his feet, killing all the weeds between the cobblestones.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

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