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spin out

Verb

Meaning

prolong or extend

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We evolved to be good at learning and using rules of thumb, not at searching for ultimate causes and making fine distinctions. Still less did we evolve to spin out long chains of calculation that connect fundamental laws to observable consequences. Computers are much better at it! Frank Wilczek

This perplexing, good natured boy who can spin out lies so convincingly to be hopelessly in love with me... and I admit it there are moments when he makes me believe it myself. Suzanne Collins

One mistake with beginners in writing is, that they think it important to spin out something long. It is a great deal better not to write more than a page or two, unless you have something to say, and can write it correctly. Lucy Larcom

The simplest way to do something cool is the cross-turn. Like in the '80s - Michael Jackson did it. You jump and cross your legs together at the same time, and then spin out of it. That's it. Heather Morris

Once I have a hook I think has potential - enough to spin out more than a hundred thousand words, then I start turning my attention to characters. Who are these people? Why did this thing happen to them? But the hook always comes first. Linwood Barclay

All dreams spin out from the same web. Hopi Indian Proverb

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