stretch the point

verb

Synonym of stretch a point.

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Meanings

verbstretch the point (third-person singular simple present stretches the point, present participle stretching the point, simple past and past participle stretched the point)

present singular third person stretches the point · participle present stretching the point · participle past stretched the point · past stretched the point

  1. Synonym of stretch a point.

    While it is stretching the point to suggest Arsenal have to make the encounter with Liverpool a "must-win" affair, it can certainly be regarded as a "must not lose" from both a footballing and psychological point of view.

    2024 January 30, Phil McNulty, “Nottingham Forest 1-2 Arsenal: Gunners in title race after they close gap to leaders Liverpool”, in BBC Sport

    Synonyms: stretch a point

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verbSynonym of stretch a point.

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APA

stretch the point. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stretch%20the%20point

MLA

“stretch the point.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stretch%20the%20point. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stretch the point,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stretch%20the%20point.

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