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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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“That way we don’t need to create completely new infrastructure for our solutions and elongate the commercialization cycle,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

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

“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

They elongate their wings, hiss and hiccup, then fly toward me.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

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

Near-sightedness, formally known as myopia, occurs when the eye elongates, causing light to focus in front of the retina instead of directly on it, producing blurry vision.

From Salon ● Mar. 27, 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

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

From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2023

As William hears this news, his back straightens, his neck elongates, and his whole body seems to expand.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz

It was a third loss in four games played inside 10 days as part of the newly elongated international break.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 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

Up close, its elongated head, skeletal body and glistening double set of jaws reveal just how much unsettling detail goes into a creature often glimpsed onscreen in darkness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

The previous Galaxy Fold models are typical phone-shaped rectangles when closed, and Samsung is continuing the same elongated look with its new Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

There’s more hair along the things elongated neck, and its hoofed feet make a hollow clip-clopping sound in the packed dirt as it walks down the road toward us.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

“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

In addition to needing glasses or corrective lenses, people with myopia are at a higher risk of experiencing a detached retina if the retina has to stretch too far to accommodate the elongating eye.

From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2025

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

He’s wearing an olive cap and army fatigues, and his curly, graying beard floats below his chin, elongating his tired features.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García


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