Collocations withstretch
These are words often used in combination withstretch.
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final stretch
Both the availability of information and voter attentiveness is likely to increase during the final stretch of the election, until it reaches its height on election day.
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flat stretch
The end of the flat stretch was of course the end of the utterance.
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long stretch
Archaeologists, in fact, are unusually well positioned to see this dimension - patterns repeated over a long stretch of time.
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narrow stretch
Often these concepts are discussed as relevant only to a narrow stretch of coastal regions.
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short stretch
This article reviews the use of short stretch bandages against multi-layer bandaging for venous leg ulcers.
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stretch of beach
A three-mile stretch of beach connects the southern and northern entrances to the beach.
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stretch of coast
The conditions usually associated with successful oyster cultivation are not found along the stretch of coast referred to in the question.
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stretch of coastline
In particular, there should be opportunities along this stretch of coastline for the mooring of small boats.
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stretch of highway
The hedgerow has gone along a one and-a-half mile stretch of highway.
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stretch of imagination
In the wildest stretch of imagination one could not say that such an average cost is too much to pay for the education service.
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stretch of land
It was a well-watered stretch of land with fertile plains and imposing mountains.
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stretch of river
For practical purposes, therefore, there is very little prospect of turning this stretch of river into a bathing river.
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stretch of road
I am considering improvements at various points on this stretch of road.
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stretch of roadway
Indiscriminate dumpers have broken down the fence and are dumping along the stretch of roadway.
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stretch of water
Some people might want to keep a stretch of water to themselves for purely selfish reasons.
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stretch reflex
This behavior is comparable to a stretch reflex without time delay.
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vast stretch
It is a vast stretch of water body expanding over an area of 29 km2.
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