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stretched the point

stretched the point is the simple past and past participle of stretch the point.

Meaning of stretch the point

Verb

stretch the point (third-person singular simple present stretches the point, present participle stretching the point, simple past and past participle 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

Questions about stretched the point

What is stretched the point the simple past and past participle of?
Stretched the point is the simple past and past participle of stretch the point.

Words near stretched the point in the dictionary

  1. stretched one's wings
  2. stretched out
  3. stretched rope
  4. stretched the envelope
  5. stretched the long bow
  6. stretched the point
  7. stretched the rules
  8. stretched the truth
  9. stretched thin
  10. stretchedness
  11. stretchedst

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