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. Pat Schloss:

   It's really helpful in stretching our concept of what is the human microbiome.

2. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow:

   To be seventy years old is like climbing the Alps. You reach a snow-crowned summit, and see behind you the deep valley stretching miles and miles away, and before you other summits higher and whiter, which you may have strength to climb, or may not. Then you sit down and meditate and wonder which it will be.

3. Alyssa Russomondo:

   The most challenging part was stretching out the feedings, when we were trying to get it to four hours we would try taking him for a walk in the stroller to calm him down and just distract him for a little bit.

4. 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.

5. Monica Garrett:

   Cloud cover will be widespread across the Great Lakes and Midwest, stretching into the Central Plains for overnight into Wednesday morning.