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elongate

[ih-lawng-geyt, ih-long-, ee-lawng-geyt, ee-long-] / ɪˈlɔŋ geɪt, ɪˈlɒŋ-, ˈi lɔŋˌgeɪt, ˈi lɒŋ- /


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Raducanu was now able to elongate the rallies - which always felt like it would be the key to her success - as Vekic's level dropped.

From BBC Jun. 14, 2026

In his view, price resets don’t indicate the end of the cycle, but rather a necessity to elongate the boom.

From MarketWatch Jun. 11, 2026

Language’s capacity to elongate the self in time burdened us with anxiety and regret.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 3, 2026

“I wish that these big organizations were looking into these things differently, because you could elongate careers and elongate lives,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2025

They seemed able to elongate as much as they wanted.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

In males, it grows from a small cluster of cells into a little white pimple that elongates between the eyes.

From Science Daily Oct. 16, 2025

The exquisite chamber-soul arrangement thrums inexorably yet with zero hurry; the vocal precisely elongates each phrase just a tick or two beyond where you expect.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 24, 2025

He elongates a tune into a precise tonal reckoning — no mishaps or blips on the cosmic screen.

From New York Times Feb. 7, 2024

So it elongates, causing the light rays to fall in front of the retina and the myopia to progress.

From Slate Sep. 30, 2023

Brown shades of eye shadow appear on her lids, and mascara elongates her lashes.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

Some scientists proposed that snakes first became elongated and limbless while adapting to underground life, while others argued that the body plan emerged in aquatic environments.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

Some viewers were fascinated with Argentine sports commentator Andrés Cantor’s elongated “¡gooool!” cheer.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

So if you want a window moved or the bathroom expanded or the roof over the porch elongated, that change order would cost you about $2,000, on average.

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

A graceful woman steps forward from the darkness of the temple, her missing arms and head giving her elongated form an otherworldly air.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

First they assume the form of elongated threads, on which the genes are aligned, like beads on a string.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

“The drivers of HDD demand are broadening, visibility is elongating, pricing is strengthening, and our new bull cases are coming closer into play,” Woodring wrote.

From Barron's Jun. 15, 2026

Traditionally, skiers negotiate the steepest terrain of a course by feathering their skis at a slight diagonal and elongating their stride to help them conserve energy.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 16, 2026

“Lukaaaaa,” Smart said, elongating Luka Doncic’s name while smiling toward his star teammate who was sitting with his feet in an ice bucket with ice bags wrapped around his knees.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 6, 2025

In addition to needing glasses or corrective lenses, people with myopia are at a higher risk of experiencing a detached retina if the retina has to stretch too far to accommodate the elongating eye.

From Salon Mar. 27, 2025

Then the image changed, her body thinning, elongating, her hair flowing, long and silver.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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