extended
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4.0
- adjective
- /ɪkˈstɛndɪd/
- More recent attention has focused on adolescents and young women who stop menstruating for extended periods.
- an extended period
- extended time
- extended family
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- After that there is usually period of extended peace and prosperity.
- So control for any extended period of time is always bad.
- I cannot be exposed to pollution for extended periods of time.
- So the idea of being in space without gravity for extended periods of time is a problem.
- Clinique Moisture Surge is great extended thirst relief.
Examples
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I kinda hate talking on the phone for extended periods of time.
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Often she would sleep for extended periods, perhaps arising only for meals.
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So control for any extended period of time is always bad.
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No one is supposed to just spend extended periods of time in here.
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But you can see just how extended this conflict is going to be.
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With devices available for extended periods of time, students quickly began to explore them.
Academic text (2015) -
Engage in the act of reading and writing for extended periods of time.
Academic text (2012) -
Nonetheless, he goes on an extended tour through France and Italy.
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Allowing improvisational skill to develop naturally over an extended period of time can be very beneficial to students.
Academic text (2000) -
The meeting felt like it lasted for an extended period of time, dragging on longer than any of us anticipated.
Synonyms
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1.0
For more time than something or someone else
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1.3
Happening without stopping for a period of time
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3.5
Lasting a long time and making people bored
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3.9
Lasting a long time without stopping or getting weaker
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3.9
Continuing for a longer time than usual
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6.6
Continuing for a long time, often longer than expected
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4.6
Lasting longer than needed and feeling tiring
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4.2
Longer than needed or wanted
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2.6
Made longer in time or size
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Compounds
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2.7
A group of related people including parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins
- Specialized
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4.4
A place that gives long-term medical care and help for people recovering
- Specialized
1
7.6
A way of showing time in a simulation so events take longer than in real life
- Specialized
1
8.9
Soldiers spread far apart to avoid enemy fire and move across rough ground
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Etymology
The word extended comes from the parts ex- 'out' and tend 'to stretch', the same root behind extension. So an extended meeting or stay is 'stretched out' in time, which is why it lasts longer than usual.