Definitions
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- noun The state or condition of being
stretchy .
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- noun the capacity for being stretched
Etymologies
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Examples
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Their stretchiness is a show unto itself -- except when the dancers are crumpling to the ground in a repeated move that looked unkind, and trouble for their knees.
Ballet Across America: Smaller troupes stand tall at Kennedy Center 2010
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Doughy, with luscious stretchiness, the Campania-sourced flour cradles the perfect amount of saltiness, adding an explosion of flavor to each savory bite.
Maria Russo: Why Kesté Has the Most "Life Changing" Pizza in NYC Maria Russo 2011
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Doughy, with luscious stretchiness, the Campania-sourced flour cradles the perfect amount of saltiness, adding an explosion of flavor to each savory bite.
Maria Russo: Why Kesté Has the Most "Life Changing" Pizza in NYC Maria Russo 2011
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Because of the stretchiness in the denim, you won't have to wash it as much, it will wear out less, and it will maintain a nice close fit.
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It gradually faded from a healthy red to a white structure of mostly collagen and other connective tissue that maintained the shape and stretchiness of the original lung, even the tubes where airways would be.
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In David Tanis's recipe, if I recall correctly, the cheese was mozzarella, whose stretchiness when melted is, I imagine, a great counterpoint to the creamy avocado.
Big Girls, Small Kitchen: Guacamole: Now Inside the Quesadilla 2010
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It gradually faded from a healthy red to a white structure of mostly collagen and other connective tissue that maintained the shape and stretchiness of the original organ but shouldn't pose rejection problems.
Experiment on rat lungs offers hope Lauran Neergard 2010
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How can I make a rib that will retain at least some of its stretchiness after it has been felted?
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It gradually faded from a healthy red to a white structure of mostly collagen and other connective tissue that maintained the shape and stretchiness of the original organ but shouldn't pose rejection problems.
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In David Tanis's recipe, if I recall correctly, the cheese was mozzarella, whose stretchiness when melted is, I imagine, a great counterpoint to the creamy avocado.
Big Girls, Small Kitchen: Guacamole: Now Inside the Quesadilla 2010
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