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as in stretching
the act of making longer the board's extension of the school year drew howls of protest

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as in addition
a smaller structure added to a main building the new extension will connect the house with what is now a freestanding garage

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Recent Examples of extension On some level, Counsell is an extension of the Jed Hoyer/Carter Hawkins front office, which talks about the marginal value of a win and the importance of outperforming projection systems. Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 15 May 2025 The anti-tax group Club for Growth is pressing Reps. Scott Perry (R-PA) and Mike Lawler (R-NY) to back the extension of President Donald Trump‘s tax cuts in Congress. Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 14 May 2025 Fourth District Judge Steven Hippler, who presides over the case, granted a deadline extension of three weeks to prosecutors, plus time to respond for the defense. Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 14 May 2025 Free browser extensions can show ChatGPT citations, while specialized dashboards track mentions across multiple AI platforms. John Werner, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for extension
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addition
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  • In addition to acting, Amara is a model currently signed with The Rock Agency.
    Avalon Hester, People.com, 22 May 2025
  • In addition to proof of citizenship, the bill also would require states to remove anyone identified as a noncitizen from voter rolls.
    Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 22 May 2025

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“Extension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extension. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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