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as in stretching
the act of making longer
the board's extension of the school year drew howls of protest
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Recent Examples of extension
The baseline stability provided by these long-term extensions allowed both corporate entities to structure a prolonged utility contract.
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Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
24 June 2026
Webb signed a five-year, $90 million extension in April 2024, taking him through the 2028 season.
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Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
Activism appears here not as a break with Rollerena’s earlier public role, but as its necessary extension.
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Emilie Hardman,
JSTOR Daily,
24 June 2026
Last January, Chawinga signed an extension to stay in Kansas City through 2028.
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Pj Green,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for extension
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
24 June 2026
Webb signed a five-year, $90 million extension in April 2024, taking him through the 2028 season.
—
Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
Activism appears here not as a break with Rollerena’s earlier public role, but as its necessary extension.
—
Emilie Hardman,
JSTOR Daily,
24 June 2026
Last January, Chawinga signed an extension to stay in Kansas City through 2028.
—
Pj Green,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extension
Noun
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Unlike dynamic stretching, static stretching holds muscles in a lengthened position for an extended period.
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Pre-production ran from January to April 2025, with post-production stretching from May 2025 through March 2026.
Noun
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Wade is the first free-agent addition to the Sixers since Mike Gansey replaced Daryl Morey as the team's new president of basketball operations.
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Its newest addition—part of hotelier Ian Schrager’s Edition chain—is a decidedly more subdued affair, and that’s by design.
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The prolongation was 242 days in 2023 and 346 days in 2024, according to the report.
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“Extension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extension. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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