The coat is a bit too short. Can you lengthen it?
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Lengthen
/ˈlɛŋθən/
Synonyms for "lengthen" (120 found)
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Verb(12 words)
draw outelongate filamentelongatedelongateselongatingenlargesenlengthenexpandsextendedextendsextrapolatefurthered
Related words (60)
jutkeepkeep alivekeep goingkeep uplengthen outlet outlinger onmaintainmaximizeparlayperpetuatepreserveprocrastinateproduceprojectprolongprolongateprotractpull
Noun(13 words)
length readinglengthen the periodlengtheninglengthslong cycle timeoutstretchespaddingpadsprolonged distractionprolongingprotractingstretchesstretching
Adjective(2 words)
open number lineprotracted
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The length of the frost-free season (and the corresponding growing season) has been increasing nationally since the 1980s, with the largest increases occurring in the western United States, affecting ecosystems and agriculture. Across the United States, the growing season is projected to continue to lengthen.
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It was Franklin Delano Roosevelt who stirred the pot again in 1939, by moving Thanksgiving to the third Thursday in November. Up until then, Americans had marked the holiday on the last Thursday in November, a date first specified by Lincoln. The new date was Roosevelt's bid to lengthen the Christmas shopping season and boost the nation’s economic recovery after the Great Depression.
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Being optimistic could lengthen your life, a new study suggests.
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