Keep and Stretch

Keep

Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.

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Stretch and keep are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stretch" instead a verb "Keep".

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

Stretch verb - To add to the interest of by including made-up details.

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Keep and stretch are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Keep" instead a verb "Stretch".

good	good keep	good stretch
short	short keep	short stretch
complete	complete keep	complete stretch
straight	straight keep	straight stretch
Other adjectives: single, small, big, great, huge, dangerous, slight, black, main, remote, major, few, longest.

character	keep character	stretch character
people	keep people	stretch people
body	keep body	stretch body
time	keep time	stretch time
Other words: way, face, characters, distance, mouth, hands, players, powers.

All of Xehanort's incarnations share similar Leitmotifs where riffs stretch across games in the series, to the extent a graph is needed to keep track of the ways tracks mix.

Source: Recurring Riff
Nightfall from ElfQuest can't be described as uptight by any stretch, but she does keep her long brown hair under a headscarf except in her most intimate moments.

Source: Letting Her Hair Down
So you need a way to not only stretch your storytelling chops, but also hand out enough Shocking Swerves to keep the audience surprised.

Source: Sudden Sequel Heel Syndrome

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