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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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“This stretch is a common dumping ground,” she told me, eyes hidden behind sunglasses under a floppy sun hat.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Instead, it has lost nearly 40% during a great stretch for tech stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

It has been a dismal stretch for art collectors.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Both are in good jobs, still live at home to avoid high rents, have made sacrifices in their 20s to save money and are still finding it a huge stretch.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

As we stretch, he nods toward the treehouse in the backyard.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

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