Parenthesis and Stretch

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Parenthesis noun - A break in continuity.

Usage example: regarded her husband's brief fling with a coworker as no more than a parethesis in an otherwise solid marriage

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Stretch is an antonym for parenthesis.

Stretch noun - A wide space or area.

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Parenthesis is an antonym for stretch.

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Stretch and Parenthesis. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/parenthesis/stretch

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