Extend and Stop short

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Extend verb - To make longer.

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Stop short is an antonym for extend.

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Extend is an antonym for stop short in cut short an activity topic.

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Stop short and Extend. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/extend/stop_short

Extend & Stop short. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/extend/stop_short>.

Stop short or Extend. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/extend/stop_short.

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