restretch

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verb

To stretch again or anew.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

verbrestretch (third-person singular simple present restretches, present participle restretching, simple past and past participle restretched)

present singular third person restretches · participle present restretching · participle past restretched · past restretched

  1. To stretch again or anew.

    One of the best descriptions of the often indecipherable look of the work comes from José Coronado, the costume designer, who has compared the dancers in motion to rubber bands stretching and restretching.

    2007 May 3, Jennifer Dunning, “In the Swirl of Bodies, a Flurry of Emotions”, in New York Times

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APA

restretch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restretch

MLA

“restretch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restretch. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “restretch,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restretch.

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