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stretches the point

stretches the point is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 stretches the point

What is stretches the point the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Stretches the point is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stretch the point.

Words near stretches the point in the dictionary

  1. stretches out
  2. stretches rope
  3. stretches the envelope
  4. stretches the envolope
  5. stretches the long bow
  6. stretches the point
  7. stretches the rules
  8. stretches the truth
  9. stretches thin
  10. stretchest
  11. stretcheth

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