Close
Close verb - To position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening.
Stretched out is an antonym for close.
Stretched out
Both terms in one sentence
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Since this ray's effects are permanent by design, Mike has to be stretched out to restore him to anything close to his original height (and winds up quite a bit taller than that).
Source: Shrink Ray -
He reverts to an arms-stretched out pose, and the camera changes view — to behind a drinks can, the close-up protruding straw◊ completely preserving Raiden's dignity.
Source: Scenery Censor
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Stretched out and Close. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/stretched_out
Close & Stretched out. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/stretched_out>.
Stretched out or Close. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/close/stretched_out.
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