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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Lines of idling trucks stretch several miles to the nearby U.A.E. port of Khorfakkan, which is picking up shipments that can’t reach Dubai anymore.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

That marks the stock’s best three-day stretch since late July 2025.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The 21-year-old James has played in five consecutive games, tying his longest stretch of his second pro season.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Waiting times for non-urgent treatment at hospital can stretch into months and years.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

He waved back to his mom and felt his face stretch into a smile just as wide as hers.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold

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