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stretch

[strech] / strɛtʃ /
NOUN
expanse
Synonyms
STRONGEST
area bridge distance length radius region span sweep tract
STRONG
amplitude branch breadth compass dimension expansion extension extent gamut orbit proliferation purview range reach scope space spread wing
Antonyms
STRONG
stagnation
NOUN
period of time
Synonyms
STRONGEST
length span spell stint
STRONG
bit continuance duration extent run space term time while
VERB
extend, elongate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cover develop draw expand fill go grow lengthen open pull reach run span spread strain swell unfold widen
STRONG
amplify bridge crane distend inflate magnify make overlap pad prolong protract pyramid rack range recline repose tauten tighten unroll
WEAK
branch out burst forth drag out draw out lie out make taut make tense prolongate pull out shoot up spin out spread out spring up string out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abbreviate block cease close compress conceal concentrate contract decrease end exclude halt lessen narrow shorten shrink stop
STRONG
curtail deflate

Example Sentences

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The Longhorns went one for eight during that stretch and their six total points were their lowest in a quarter all season.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Microsoft stock looks to be leveling off after a dreadful stretch of trading for the software company.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Ritual, as mentioned, which in baseball includes the national anthem, first pitch, seventh-inning stretch, etc.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

United's relative lack of games - they are currently in a stretch of 23 days without one - means rotation is a choice rather than a necessity.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

I stretch my hand toward the ground, my fingers extended.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.