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- verb Present participle of
elongate .
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Examples
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Some of the detailed biochemistry isn't yet entirely worked out, about how the enzyme actually uses a small template reiteratively and, probably more importantly, exactly how it's regulated in elongating the telomere.
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"I sell Pepsi and cigarettes," said Yadav in Hindi, elongating the first syllable to pronounce the word "Pay-psee."
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He had a way of saying my name and elongating the vowels in a way that made it sound like a cussword.
Living on the Edge Chip Ingram 2009
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However, a recent report showed that the defects in Rpb1 ubiquitylation observed in CS cells are caused by an indirect mechanism: these cells shut down transcription in response to DNA damage, effectively depleting the substrate for ubiquitylation, namely elongating Pol II
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Xuefeng Chen et al. 2009
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I'm pretty sure that if I were making a 16: 9 DVD that I would want to start with a source that has 16: 9 DAR rather than "elongating" a 3: 2 DAR.
VideoHelp.com Forum striker9 2010
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Besides elongating the leg, they tone the thigh muscle -- which means women get to skip yoga and the meditation/Tourette's refrain running through the mind over the course of the class.
Emily Bracken: 10 Signs She'll Be a High Maintenance Girlfriend Emily Bracken 2011
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Besides elongating the leg, they tone the thigh muscle -- which means women get to skip yoga and the meditation/Tourette's refrain running through the mind over the course of the class.
Emily Bracken: 10 Signs She'll Be a High Maintenance Girlfriend Emily Bracken 2011
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Besides elongating the leg, they tone the thigh muscle -- which means women get to skip yoga and the meditation/Tourette's refrain running through the mind over the course of the class.
Emily Bracken: 10 Signs She'll Be a High Maintenance Girlfriend Emily Bracken 2011
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In both images, a woman is seen stretching her arms over her head as she takes off a shirt, elongating the feminine curve of the hips and arms, but exposing the damage cancer has ravaged on their bodies.
The Power of an Image Mary M. Lane 2011
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Besides elongating the leg, they tone the thigh muscle -- which means women get to skip yoga and the meditation/Tourette's refrain running through the mind over the course of the class.
Emily Bracken: 10 Signs She'll Be a High Maintenance Girlfriend Emily Bracken 2011
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