Synonyms for EXTENDING: extension, stretching, prolongation, prolonging, elongating, elongation, protraction, expansion; Antonyms of EXTENDING: shortness, reducing, compression, brevity, …

EXTENDING meaning: 1. present participle of extend 2. to add to something in order to make it bigger or longer: 3. to…. Learn more.

EXTENDING definition: to draw out or be drawn out; stretch | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples in American English

3 days ago · Democrats will force a vote next week to extend expiring Obamacare funds, aimed at preventing health insurance premiums from rising for millions of Americans.

5 days ago · Senate Republicans don’t see a bipartisan deal to extend enhanced health insurance premium subsidies coming together before the Christmas deadline, given the complexity of the issue …

Nov 24, 2025 · The White House is circulating a proposal to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies for two more years.

The word 'extending' has its origins in the Latin word 'extendere', which means 'to stretch out'. Over time, the term evolved to encompass the idea of making something longer or larger.

4 hours ago · Sam Darnold found Jaxon Smith-Njigba for a 28-yard TD, extending the Seattle Seahawks' lead over the Atlanta Falcons.

5 days ago · Hopes are fading for a year-end bipartisan deal to extend ACA (Obamacare) tax credits after a compromise proposal floated by President Trump's White House has fizzled with …

to extend one's hand in greeting. to place at full length, especially horizontally, as the body or limbs. to increase the length or duration of; lengthen; prolong. to extend a visit. to stretch out in various or all …