extender
Americannoun
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extenders
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a substance added to another substance, as to paint or food, to increase its volume or bulk.
to add cereal and soy protein to hamburger as extenders.
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noun
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a person or thing that extends
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a substance, such as French chalk or china clay, added to paints to give them body and decrease their rate of settlement
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a substance added to glues and resins to dilute them or to modify their viscosity
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a substance added to elastomers to assist the plasticizer
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printing the part of certain lower-case letters that extends either above (the ascender) or below (the descender) the body of the letter
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The all-terrain buggy she uses to herd cattle is fitted with an internet extender, enabling her to message friends on Snapchat while working.
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025
The gate agent hands Garris an extra boarding pass, she walks onto the plane, asks for a seat-belt extender, takes a window seat and places the extra boarding pass in the middle seat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2023
Gemini marries LFP cells similar to those used in the Aries pack with higher-energy cells that act as a range extender as charge is depleted.
From Reuters ● Aug. 15, 2023
The Echo will also soon double as a Wi-Fi extender with new tech from eero, a home Wi-Fi system.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 28, 2022
Golly sits up and pushes the leg extender down.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
Plug-in hybrids and cars with range extenders -- in which a small combustion engine can charge the battery -- are covered by a basic subsidy of 1,500 euros.
From Barron's ● Jan. 19, 2026
The change would mean plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, range extenders and internal combustion engines can still be sold in the EU after 2035, in addition to fully electric and hydrogen vehicles, it said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025
Flight attendants had to restrain him to his seat with seatbelt extenders because he kept unbuckling his seatbelt, the affidavit states.
From New York Times ● Sep. 22, 2022
Flight attendants restrained him further with seatbelt extenders because he continued to unbuckle his seatbelt, according to prosecutors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2022
He started to work, furiously tinkering with the sphere, pulling out anything he thought would help from his magic tool belt: a drop cloth, metal extenders, some string and grommets.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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