STRETCHED (OUT) Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

stretched (out)

verb

past tense of stretch (out)

as in expanded

to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area you can't stretch out your legs to the point where you're blocking the aisle

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Through the development and community adoption of RPO, RoboParty expanded its technical capabilities to cover core actuators, robot bodies, motion control, dexterous manipulation and robotics software systems.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
Trump has expanded that all around the room, stacking the walls with portraits including those of George Washington, Andrew Jackson and Benjamin Franklin.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026

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Georgia and Ohio temporarily suspended state taxes on gasoline and regular diesel, while Indiana extended its suspension on gasoline sales taxes.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
Kaʻimi Fairbairn's 39-yard field goal on Houston's next drive extended the lead to 13-6.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026

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In June, the group opened a series of arena dates ahead of Turnpike Troubadours and Muscadine Bloodline.

— Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
Sayegh, who owns the five-screen cinema in Cranford, near to New York City, will mark the centennial with a throwback screening of Padlocked, the silent film that opened the theater’s doors on November 29, 1926, with an accompanying organ player.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026

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