monthlong

adjective

month·​long ˈmən(t)th-ˈlȯŋ How to pronounce monthlong (audio)
: lasting a month

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As Congress prepares to return to a monthlong sprint until the funding deadline, pressure will be on Schumer to hold his ground and tensions could significantly heighten. Aris Folley, The Hill, 29 Aug. 2025 Not familiar with the monthlong focus on Black businesses? Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025 An inmate who was mistakenly released from a New Orleans jail has been captured following a nearly monthlong manhunt, authorities announced Wednesday. Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2025 After a nearly monthlong manhunt, he was captured over 300 miles away in Harris County, Texas. Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for monthlong

Word History

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of monthlong was in 1843

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“Monthlong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monthlong. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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