extends

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make larger, longer v.
offer v.

VERB

make larger, longer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boost broaden continue develop enhance enlarge expand go on increase last lengthen open prolong spread stretch take widen

STRONG

aggrandize amplify augment crane dilate draw elongate heighten magnify mantle multiply pad protract stall supplement unfold unfurl unroll

WEAK

add to beef up carry on drag one's feet drag out draw out fan out let out prolongate run on spin out spread out string out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abbreviate abridge cease close compress decrease diminish discontinue end finish halt hide hinder lessen lose lower narrow reduce restrict shorten shrink stop

STRONG

constrict contract curtail degrade

WEAK

condense cut hold keep maintain take back

VERB

offer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advance allocate give grant present reach out

STRONG

accord allot award bestow confer donate impart pose proffer submit tender yield

WEAK

bring forward hold out place at disposal put forth put forward stretch out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

keep refrain take withhold

STRONG

conceal deny disallow disapprove dissuade hide oppose refuse

WEAK

abridge condense contract curtail cut decrease hold lessen lower maintain shorten shrink take back

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extends

That means the importance of cyclone clustering extends beyond the strength of any individual storm.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

This gorgeous staging makes me ardently wish that the theater extends the tradition for at least another 20 years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Top of the list, Royal Bank said, is an opaque and shifting regulatory system that extends times and increases capital costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

The license for Disney’s KABC-TV Channel 7 in Los Angeles extends to 2030 but it is now being challenged.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

And this slavishness to the group normally extends into every game, every practice, social or otherwise.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck