Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stretch the envelope

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.74 in modern English

Syllables: stretch the en-ve-lope
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of push the envelope.

Example Sentences

"We gratefully acknowledge the contributors whose courage and commitment to a multicultural education not only bring hope and possibility to the multicultural terrain but continue to stretch the envelope of praxis in that terrain."
"Throughout the 1980s, advanced latex special effects processes allowed directors like David Cronenberg, Brian Yuzna, and Clive Barker to stretch the envelope of onscreen surrealism with a previously impossible ease."
"In a private physician's office, doctors stretch the envelope (although this can become a concern to the state medical board, since that is the only oversight)."
"NPD programs that stretch the envelope are fraught with questions and unknowns. However, the NPD process includes mechanisms for converting unknowns and issues into reliable information and data, and resolvable situations."

Inflected Forms

stretches the envelope (present, singular) stretching the envelope (participle, present) stretched the envelope (participle, past) stretched the envelope (past)

Synonyms

push the envelope

Questions

What does stretch the envelope mean?: Synonym of push the envelope.

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