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elongate

[ih-lawng-gayt, ih-long-, ee-lawng-gayt, ee-long-] / ɪˈlɔŋ geɪt, ɪˈlɒŋ-, ˈi lɔŋˌgeɪt, ˈi lɒŋ- /


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In his view, price resets don’t indicate the end of the cycle, but rather a necessity to elongate the boom.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026

Time indoors looking at screens can cause eyeballs to elongate, leaving kids nearsighted for life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025

“I wish that these big organizations were looking into these things differently, because you could elongate careers and elongate lives,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2025

The tweak helped a sharper Swiatek elongate the rallies and put more pressure on Sabalenka's serve, with the Pole winning the next three games to move 5-4 ahead.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2025

Tyler tried to curl Dad’s fingers, to elongate the tendons and prevent the deformity from becoming permanent, but Dad couldn’t bear the pain.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

In males, it grows from a small cluster of cells into a little white pimple that elongates between the eyes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2025

The exquisite chamber-soul arrangement thrums inexorably yet with zero hurry; the vocal precisely elongates each phrase just a tick or two beyond where you expect.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2025

He elongates a tune into a precise tonal reckoning — no mishaps or blips on the cosmic screen.

From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2024

So it elongates, causing the light rays to fall in front of the retina and the myopia to progress.

From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2023

Brown shades of eye shadow appear on her lids, and mascara elongates her lashes.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

Arnold was a 9-year-old boy with an elongated ovoid head who enjoyed listening to jazz fusion under the skylight of his attic bedroom.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Engineers also aimed to give car fanatics all the things they love in a gas-powered vehicle, providing a simulated engine sound and an elongated hood.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

The animal measured only about 60 centimeters in length, yet it had an unusually elongated neck and tail.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026

Measuring between 6-7 inches from head to tail, Tamirkhan had unusually elongated hind limbs that gave it an appearance somewhat like a rabbit.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

One end was a gunlike butt with a trigger, and the other end looked like an elongated bubble with a spout popping out.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner

“The drivers of HDD demand are broadening, visibility is elongating, pricing is strengthening, and our new bull cases are coming closer into play,” Woodring wrote.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

Traditionally, skiers negotiate the steepest terrain of a course by feathering their skis at a slight diagonal and elongating their stride to help them conserve energy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026

At the BJK Cup in Malaga, Raducanu spoke about tweaking her service motion and elongating the takeback in a search for extra power.

From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2025

“Proud,” Kamala Harris said, elongating the word and stretching its vowels.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2024

They were prepared this time, elongating to avoid his antlers.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova


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