extending

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/ɛkˈstɛndɪŋ/ English

Definitions

verb

To increase in extent.
To possess a certain extent; to cover an amount of space.“The desert extended for miles in all directions.”
To cause to increase in extent.
To cause to last for a longer period of time.

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Synonyms

enlarge expand increase inherit lengthen stretch widen broaden prolong protract draw out reach out stick out poke out pass hold out carry stretch out

Associated

dorsum northwards eastward observation outward westward northward arc apex streak dorsal antarctica

Rhymes

condescending impending ascending tending pending descending intending unending contending blending

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