stretch it

phrase

informal
: to describe something as larger or greater than it really is : to exaggerate
She's a good musician but comparing her to the legends is stretching it.

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Diversifying out of China lengthened it, vendors have added their own buffers into development to absorb retailer changes, and physical disruptions like the Red Sea reroute stretch it further, so the calendar is already long before goods even move. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 To stretch it through different genres, different sounds and different parts of myself. — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 12 Oct. 2026 From that point, households may start with a small, tight schedule and then stretch it out when the real needs become clearer. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026 But Amazon’s attempts to stretch it into a personal assistant are underbaked and frustrating, and the ads on the Echo Show smart displays are out of control. — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stretch it

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“Stretch it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stretch%20it. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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