stretch
verb (used with object)
to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed byout ).
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
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If those dates hold, the “Avatar” film series will have stretched across the first four decades of the century.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 13, 2023