Open and Stretch

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Open verb - To arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area.

Usage example: when we got too close, the cardinal opened its wings and flew to a higher branch

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Stretch is a synonym for open in move topic. In some cases you can use "Stretch" instead a verb "Open".

Nearby Words: opening, openness, opened, opener

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

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Open is a synonym for stretch in move topic. Sometimes you can use "Open" instead a verb "Stretch", if it concerns topics such as extend.

The cursed ring was a stretch, but there isn't much else the snitch could have been for, particularly since it was implied it would "open", and was therefore containing a plot gizmo.

Source: Infallible Babble
At other times it's merely a stretch of open water or wilderness, but still patrolled at regular intervals.

Source: Checkpoint Charlie
An interesting little open source program can stretch any audio file out to many, many times its original length.

Source: Epic Rocking

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Stretch and Open. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/open/stretch

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