Division and Stretch

Division

Division noun - Something that divides, separates, or marks off.

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Stretch and division are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stretch" instead a noun "Division".

Nearby Words: divide, divided, dividing, divisive, divisional

Stretch noun - A wide space or area.

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Division and stretch are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Division" instead a noun "Stretch".

good	good division	good stretch
special	special division	special stretch
long	long division	long stretch
short	short division	short stretch
Other adjectives: certain, single, small, entire, real, large, great, black, main, famous, major.

Jay Lethal had a stretch where he pinned TNA Champion Kurt Angle clean, won the X-Division Title, and saved the aforementioned X-Division from Team 3D.

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The latter was considered a much more surprising event, given that season's team is called the "Miracle Mets" because they were down 8 1/2 games in the NL East by mid-August before going on a tear to win the division...over another Butt Monkey (the Cubs) that suddenly choked down the stretch.

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While it's technically possible nowadays for the World Series to stretch into October 31 and beyond, such a thing would have been unheard-of in The Forties.note Back then, there was no Division Series or League Championship Series, and the regular season was eight games shorter than it is today.

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