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elongate

[ih-lawng-geyt, ih-long-, ee-lawng-geyt, 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

Language’s capacity to elongate the self in time burdened us with anxiety and regret.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 3, 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

That likely elongates efforts to end the conflict, adding to both upward pressure on crude prices and Treasury bond yields—both of which are likely to prevent stocks from escaping their current downturn.

From Barron's Mar. 26, 2026

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

In his time at Canuck Place, Dr. Siden said, the facility’s focus has expanded, alongside palliative care, to include more symptom management for long-term illnesses — treatment that doesn’t cure young patients but elongates survival.

From New York Times Feb. 17, 2023

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

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

So if you want a window moved or the bathroom expanded or the roof over the porch elongated, that change order would cost you about $2,000, on average.

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

Kelce popped the question with an elongated old mine cut cushion set within an engraved gold band.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2026

A graceful woman steps forward from the darkness of the temple, her missing arms and head giving her elongated form an otherworldly air.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

“While obviously semis have run up substantially, we believe that this will be an elongated cycle and many areas are just getting started,” says Christopher Shaffer, managing partner at Talaria Capital Management.

From Barron's Jun. 8, 2026

Through one elongated triangle she sees a clean patch of cloud.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

“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

“No-body!” the team responds, elongating the first syllable.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 25, 2024

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

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova




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