as in to lengthen
to make longer
in his paintings the artist elongated the bodies of angels to give them a spiritual quality
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or elongated
as in long
of great extent from end to end
the giraffe's elongate neck is thought to be the result of natural selection
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Recent Examples of elongate
Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
The last two years have served as an elongated — and somewhat understated — goodbye to basketball for Quigley.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2024
For the occasion, the royal chose a quiet luxury approach to the revitalized vest trend, wearing all-black attire except for an elongated vest.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 18 Nov. 2024
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Verb
The streaming economy, however, has stretched the narrative timeline, elongated the arc, padding out a predetermined number of episodes with extraneous digressions, giving minor characters things to do that don’t necessarily contribute to the story, while not developing into much on their own.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
The last two years have served as an elongated — and somewhat understated — goodbye to basketball for Quigley.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
Adjective
The London versions, which remain the most collectible, are defined by a more fluid and organic shape with sketched Roman numerals and an elongated Cartier signature.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2024
For the occasion, the royal chose a quiet luxury approach to the revitalized vest trend, wearing all-black attire except for an elongated vest.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 18 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elongate
Verb
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Featuring 30 essential oils, the rosemary oil combats dandruff and lengthens hair.—
Amy Schulman,
People.com,
23 July 2025
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The cut helps to visually lengthen by creating soft vertical lines around round faces, and for square faces, the layers will soften the angles of the jawline thanks to their face framing qualities.—
Lorena Meouchi,
Vogue,
17 July 2025
Adjective
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The long wait for regulatory approval from the Australian government may have been a contributing factor in the outcome of the test flight, according to Gilmour.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
30 July 2025
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But another reason might be that after doing things a certain way for such a long time, nobody has ever made a compelling case for changing much, at least on the surface.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
Verb
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From the beginning, Blake knew his responsibility extended far beyond administrative and coaching duties.—
Stephanie Tharpe,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Matz will slot into the Red Sox bullpen and give them a left-hander who can be extended or work high-leverage situations against left-handed bats.—
Hunter Mulholland,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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Well, for essentially the first time ever during his main roster stint, Gunther should step away from the world title picture for an extended period.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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There is nothing in the extended forecast that indicates that Kansas City will see temperatures soar to 100 degrees in the remaining weeks of summer.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
2 Aug. 2025
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But afterward, the musician’s fans transformed a typically morose event into a lively commemoration of life and music that stretched across Osbourne’s hometown.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
30 July 2025
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Data unification delays can stretch 12 to 18 months post-close, stalling the very efficiencies the deal was meant to unlock.—
Dave Albano,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
Verb
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Decades of research and studies in agriculture have increased production across all crops in the U.S., said James, and cannabis can adopt those same technologies.—
Julie Weed,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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Duke Energy predicts that in the next 15 years, Carolina customers’ annual electric use will increase by about 58,000 gigawatt-hours.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
25 July 2025
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“Elongate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elongate. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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