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extend

[ik-stend] / ɪkˈstɛnd /
VERB
make larger, longer
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boost broaden continue develop enhance enlarge expand go on increase last lengthen open prolong spread stretch take widen
STRONG
aggrandize amplify augment crane dilate draw elongate heighten magnify mantle multiply pad protract stall supplement unfold unfurl unroll
WEAK
add to beef up carry on drag one's feet drag out draw out fan out let out prolongate run on spin out spread out string out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abbreviate abridge cease close compress decrease diminish discontinue end finish halt hide hinder lessen lose lower narrow reduce restrict shorten shrink stop
STRONG
constrict contract curtail degrade
WEAK
condense cut hold keep maintain take back
VERB
offer
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advance allocate give grant present reach out
STRONG
accord allot award bestow confer donate impart pose proffer submit tender yield
WEAK
bring forward hold out place at disposal put forth put forward stretch out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
keep refrain take withhold
STRONG
conceal deny disallow disapprove dissuade hide oppose refuse
WEAK
abridge condense contract curtail cut decrease hold lessen lower maintain shorten shrink take back

Example Sentences

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President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping next month could provide the energy for stocks to extend their strong run, say strategists who advise an unusual asset allocation that excludes bonds altogether.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Known exceptions involved non-compact surfaces, which either extend infinitely, like a flat plane, or have edges where they end.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

The teams now head to Crypto.com Arena for games Thursday and Sunday with the Kings needing at least one win to extend their season.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Oil prices slipped after Trump said the U.S. would extend its cease-fire with Iran, though the blockade of the country’s ports will continue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

‘You must be aware that I and all our colleagues and the members of my lodge and church—we have your sorrow uppermost in our minds and wish to extend to you our deepest sympathy.’

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

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