stretchy
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The snug yet stretchy fabrics of their leotards and tights allow artistic director Melissa Barak to observe the nuance in their movements as they perfect her new ballet, set to Mexican composer Gabriela Ortiz’s “Kauyumari.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
It was the aligot, a gloriously stretchy, cheese-laden French potato dish that’s every bit as decadent as it sounds.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
Scarring, or fibrosis, leaves the usually stretchy organ tight and constricted, meaning it is less able to fill with and hold urine.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
People using GLP-1s were likelier to buy stretchy athleisure gear and tended to join workout clubs and take up activities like jogging and dog-walking, the analysts said.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 20, 2026
He quickly pulled his shirt down to hide his belly, which pushed uncomfortably against the waistband of his stretchy shorts.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
It is similar to the old-school, stiffer denim that was long used in jeans before denim makers started adding stretchier fabrics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
HSD can also cause gastrointestinal symptoms because the connective tissue within the digestive system is stretchier.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
People who have had hysterectomies, and people with conditions like obesity or Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, which affects collagen and makes tissues stretchier, are at a higher risk.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2024
"Experienced knitters can identify which fabrics are stretchier than others and have an intuition for its best application," she added.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2024
It’s also softer and stretchier than a regular sock.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
Rice has proved to be the stretchiest of stretch fours for the Hoyas.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2021
By contrast, as Mary notes, the allegedly formative relationship between Tony and Dickie never comes into satisfying focus, to the point where Dickie’s entire story feels like the stretchiest of retconned narratives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2021
