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stretchy

[strech-ee] / ˈstrɛtʃ i /












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It was the aligot, a gloriously stretchy, cheese-laden French potato dish that’s every bit as decadent as it sounds.

From Salon Jun. 11, 2026

Stand out in a sea of stretchy polos and soulless chinos with attire that marries the look of nostalgic golf style with modern flourishes.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

People using GLP-1s were likelier to buy stretchy athleisure gear and tended to join workout clubs and take up activities like jogging and dog-walking, the analysts said.

From MarketWatch Mar. 20, 2026

Designers such as Loewe showed their racier side at fashion week - think stretchy materials and big brand logos that wouldn't look out of place on your favourite athlete.

From BBC Dec. 31, 2024

She has a flying saucer thing that can keep a salad chilled and a set of stretchy bands that give you rock-hard abs.

From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor

People who have had hysterectomies, and people with conditions like obesity or Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, which affects collagen and makes tissues stretchier, are at a higher risk.

From Salon Oct. 25, 2024

An innovative plastic, stronger and stretchier than the current standard type and which can be healed with heat, remembers its shape and partially biodegradable, has been developed by researchers at the University of Tokyo.

From Science Daily Nov. 2, 2023

Next, Mi wants to see whether he can engineer silkworms to make spider silks that are even stronger and stretchier.

From Science Magazine Sep. 19, 2023

But New York isn’t a popular market for swimwear production, meaning there are fewer specialized sewers there who know how to work with fabric that is smaller, stretchier and more slippery than, say, denim.

From New York Times Jun. 14, 2022

It’s also softer and stretchier than a regular sock.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

Rice has proved to be the stretchiest of stretch fours for the Hoyas.

From Washington Post Dec. 8, 2021

By contrast, as Mary notes, the allegedly formative relationship between Tony and Dickie never comes into satisfying focus, to the point where Dickie’s entire story feels like the stretchiest of retconned narratives.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 5, 2021




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