elongate
Example Sentences
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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
In one, the robot must elongate and curve its body so it can weave around obstacles to reach a target point.
From Science Daily • May 9, 2024
They seemed able to elongate as much as they wanted.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
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