outstretches

verb

present tense third-person singular of outstretch
1
as in extends
to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area the dog had outstretched his legs and was lying across the width of the doorway

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2
as in lengthens
to make longer having outstretched our lunch break beyond all reason, we reluctantly headed back to work

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  1. extends
  2. lengthens
  3. expands
  4. stretches
  5. opens
  6. increases
Verb
  • His work at times extends beyond Ghana to include international like with people like the Kenyan British artist Michael Armitage and his Nairobi Contemporary Art Institute.
    — Gameli Hamelo, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Prediction extends beyond the cerebral cortex The researchers used machine learning to determine whether brain activity patterns could distinguish between visual and tactile experiences.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of extends
Verb
  • The formula pairs glycerin and flexible polymers to coat and define every lash without weighing them down, while the dual-length brush prevents clumps and lengthens from root to tip.
    — Madison San Miguel, Allure, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Aerohart also lengthens the Aviator's Ember to give users more leverage in plunging the piston.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of lengthens
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  • Even without their local ties, Gash are a shoe-in at Eaux Claires, the Wisconsin music festival founded by Justin Vernon that expands on the experimental curiosity and unhurried approach at the heart of Bon Iver’s latter career.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The presentation comes as Netflix separately expands its AI ambitions, including its acquisition of Ben Affleck’s filmmaking technology company InterPositive.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of expands
Verb
  • Not far from my home on the western shore of Lake Champlain lies the ore bed that in 1875 produced 10 percent of America’s iron ore; the #21 pit, once storied, stretches two hundred feet wide and three hundred feet deep.
    — Bill McKibben, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Its border with Yemen stretches more than 1,300 kilometers (800 miles) through rugged desert areas.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of stretches
Verb
  • The Clubhouse opens with more than 70 items for adults and kids, including a youth line of T-shirts, crewnecks and hoodies, as well as adult apparel, hats and collectibles.
    — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • What’s great about this is that the brief is very specific but opens it up to all sorts of interpretations.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of opens
Verb
  • If Skydance increases spending on content, that could push its competitors to also invest more, Laurent Yoon, senior analyst at the research and brokerage firm Bernstein, told me.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Though this increases the X-Y dimensions, Apple worked closely with the system team to ensure the phones' internals could support this slightly larger package.
    — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of increases
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“Outstretches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outstretches. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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