Word: elasticize
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The committee failed dismally in trying to pin down this elastic concept of political ethics. Buchanan admitted editing a pamphlet that he agreed had grossly misrepresented Muskie's position on why it would be impractical to run a black as Vice President in 1972. His glib explanation: "This is...
Officially, the court has tried to follow the guidelines of Justice William Brennan who declared that nothing could be banned as pornographic unless it predominantly "appeals to a prurient interest," affronts "contemporary community standards," and is "utterly without redeeming social importance." That definition proved so elastic that it has been...
To go with its tortoise routine, the Chiefs displayed an elastic defense that just would not let the Harvard hitting barrage bust the game open. Pitcher Dave Schopp rebounded in similar fashion, as after allowing four runs in two innings, stymied the Crimson for the victory.
No one seems certain about the best way to treat tennis elbow. Some doctors recommend complete rest for the arm. Some players, influenced by folklore, wear copper bracelets and report beneficial effects-despite the scoffing of medical scientists. A few doctors and many tennis pros suggest a more practical remedy...
And in his breathing there is what he calls a "mental inspiration of thought contained in the elastic of a breath":