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extensions

NOUN

enlargement, continuation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delay development expansion increase postponement

STRONG

addendum addition adjunct amplification annex appendage appendix arm augmentation branch broadening compass dilatation distension elongation extent lengthening orbit production prolongation protraction purview radius reach scope span spread stretch stretching supplement sweep widening wing

WEAK

continuing drawing out spreading out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease

STRONG

base body lessening shortening subtraction

WEAK

abbreviation abridgment compression contraction curtailment reduction

Example Sentences

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These results are not direct extensions of the W state experiment, but they show why better control and measurement of complex entanglement remains so important.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

“However, markets are likely to view this with considerable skepticism, given the recent escalation and the repeated extensions of projected timelines for ending hostilities since the conflict began.”

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Congress required the DHS Secretary to periodically review the country determinations, and it limited extensions to 18 months at a time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Police Scotland said an appropriate policing plan would be in place during any World Cup extensions around Scotland.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

It followed all the nooks, all the extensions; you had to squeeze past shrubs, you went under two ivy-covered arches and through a rusted gate.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro