stretch

[strech] / strɛtʃ /

NOUN

expanse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

area bridge distance length radius region span sweep tract

STRONG

amplitude branch breadth compass dimension expansion extension extent gamut orbit proliferation purview range reach scope space spread wing

Antonyms

STRONG

stagnation

NOUN

period of time

Synonyms

STRONGEST

length span spell stint

STRONG

bit continuance duration extent run space term time while

VERB

extend, elongate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cover develop draw expand fill go grow lengthen open pull reach run span spread strain swell unfold widen

STRONG

amplify bridge crane distend inflate magnify make overlap pad prolong protract pyramid rack range recline repose tauten tighten unroll

WEAK

branch out burst forth drag out draw out lie out make taut make tense prolongate pull out shoot up spin out spread out spring up string out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abbreviate block cease close compress conceal concentrate contract decrease end exclude halt lessen narrow shorten shrink stop

STRONG

curtail deflate

Example Sentences

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But ire towards the plans runs deep in this affluent and picturesque stretch of Scotland's world-renowned golf coast.

From BBC

So much so, she says, the stretch marks she developed after having her two children have almost disappeared.

From BBC

Director Yorgos Lanthimos skillfully brings viewers along for the ride, stretching and then rewarding their sympathy with Teddy, even as his behavior becomes ever more outlandish.

From Barron's

Its regional ambitions were a drain on its already stretched finances.

From The Wall Street Journal

Inside he found a hidden camera feeding a vast surveillance network that logs the license plate of every driver passing through this stretch of remote backcountry between San Diego and the Arizona state line.

From Los Angeles Times

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