1
as in stretching
the act of making longer
the board's extension of the school year drew howls of protest
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His five-year, $54 million extension includes $10 million in each of the first two seasons, $11 million in the next two and $12 million in Year 5.
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Pat Graham, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2025
Authorities issued a time extension for foods not being commercially packaged.
—Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
Doing just 12 episodes felt like an extension of a streaming show.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025
Around the time the divorce was finalized, the Hall of Fame coach, 54, signed a record contract extension with the Heat worth roughly $120 million.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Extension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extension. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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