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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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They were following up on earlier work showing that dendrites, the branch-like extensions of neurons, process signals differently depending on their location.

From Science Daily • May 6, 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

"I know behind the scenes there's a lot of work going on, whether that's the stadium, training ground, extensions here," Howe said on Friday.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

“Who would have thought 14 years ago that robotics would become…literally superhuman extensions of our driver partners?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

At this point the two cars had become exactly what cars are supposed to be; they were extensions of their owners.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides