Synonyms for stretching
stretch·ing

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1. stretchingnoun

   act of expanding by lengthening or widening

   Synonyms:
   stretch

2. stretch, stretchingnoun

   exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent

   Synonyms:
   stint, reach, stretchiness, stretch, stretchability, reaching

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1. • Exercise
   • Expansion

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1. stretchingnoun

   Synonyms:
   tension, distension, extension, porrection, pandiculation, intension

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1. List of paraphrases for "stretching":

   stretch, extending

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1. Elwin Mommers:

   ' You can do anything you want' is the first thing we tell them. If you look at the studies, the exercises that are prescribed to treat it, or attempt to treat it, are completely opposite of each other. Some focus on stretching, others focus on pulling it all together, and none of them work.

2. Philip Wallach:

   Supreme Court's not Supreme Court a very clear doctrine, there's not a great sense of just how badly [ agencies ] have to be stretching the statute to run afoul of Supreme Court.

3. Brooke Burke:

   I teach classes, so that keeps me honest and committed, but I sometimes schedule workouts with friends, finding an accountability buddy can help. And it’s all about how I feel that day. Maybe one day I'll take a yoga class where I can do lots of stretching or go on a walk the following day. The digital space is also helpful. The goal is to keep moving.

4. Riverkeeper Dan Tonsmeire:

   With the exacerbated drought conditions that we have now, it’s like stretching the rubber band a lot further than where we would typically get to, you get to a point where the rubber band won’t come back to where it was or even worse it would break and the system unravels.

5. Jimmy Fallon:

   Don't Keep reaching for the stars because you'll just look like an idiot stretching that way for no reason