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11
extend(verb, show, increase, open, develop)
10
draw out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cool, delay)
6
prolong(verb, increase, open, develop, delay)
6
protract(verb, increase, open, develop, delay)
5
lengthen(verb, increase, open, develop, delay)
4
drag out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cool, delay)
3
spin out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cool, delay)
2
delay(verb, stop, extend, rest)
2
hold(verb, delay, stay, extend)
2
hold up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, delay)
2
run(verb, stay, extend, sustain)
2
stay(verb, extend, sustain, last)
1
bolster(verb, increase, open, develop)
1
carry on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, delay)
1
endure(verb, stay, extend, sustain)
1
keep going(verb, expression, cool, draw)
1
perpetuate(verb, delay, extend, sustain)
1
persist(verb, delay, stay, extend)
1
stall(verb, delay, extend, sustain)
0
apply(verb, stay, extend, sustain)
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APASmart Define. (2015). stretch out thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/stretch_out/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "stretch out thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/stretch_out/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, stretch out thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/stretch_out/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "stretch out thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 22 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/stretch_out/thesaurus/synonyms>