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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

Example Sentences

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

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

You are close to its trunk, experiencing its lofty height and its many branches spreading out like gesturing limbs of an animate creature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Early activity involved lava spreading out from fissures in the ground, while later eruptions came from more focused vents that built cone shaped features.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

The Wi-Fi in my building was spotty at best, so I made the campus library my office, spreading out back issues of “Martha Stewart Living” and stacks of cookbooks across a long wooden table.

From Salon • Oct. 14, 2025

Great dark wings were spreading out from the alcove.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

spreading out

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