lengthen
Example Sentences
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While the U.S. has made progress in lengthening its life expectancy, it still lags behind peer nations.
“Stretch your hands out on the floor and feel your back lengthening.”
From Literature
It was, in the lengthening history of allegations against the press, a bombshell.
From BBC
These are transactions that enable managers to lengthen the time they can hold assets, and which are becoming increasingly common.
The results also align with clinical observations that fully blocking sensory nerves can lengthen labor.
From Science Daily
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