elongated

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The tomatoes have an elongated plum shape and a pointed tip.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

In a typical binary system, two stars with slightly different masses circle each other along elongated, or elliptical, paths.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

Into it, he compressed 11 entangled, elongated figures, who seem to float in space.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Preserved in nearly perfect three-dimensional detail, the skeleton includes a skull with a huge eye socket and an elongated, sword-like snout.

From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026

Bear-paws, they called them, queer elongated things made with bent wood and leather strips.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin