What does extended mean?
Extended means simple past and past participle of extend.
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/ɛkˈstɛndɪd/ · verb
simple past and past participle of extend.
After 46 years of service, Hunterston B nuclear power plant in North Ayrshire closed on January 7. The facility had been life-extended on several occasions, before the decision to close came after cracks were found in the core.
Use extended when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Extended means simple past and past participle of extend.
Common synonyms include extensive, prolonged, considerable, protracted.
Possible antonyms include condensed, unextended.
After 46 years of service, Hunterston B nuclear power plant in North Ayrshire closed on January 7. The facility had been life-extended on several occasions, before the decision to close came after cracks were found in the core.
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