Cut back and Outstretch

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Cut back verb - To make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument.

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Outstretch is an antonym for cut back.

Outstretch verb - To make longer.

Usage example: having outstretched our lunch break beyond all reason, we reluctantly headed back to work

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Cut back is an antonym for outstretch.

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Outstretch and Cut back. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut_back/outstretch

Cut back & Outstretch. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut_back/outstretch>.

Outstretch or Cut back. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut_back/outstretch.

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