yearslong
adjective
years·long
ˈyirz-ˈlȯŋ 
: lasting through several or many years
Torrential rains and widespread flooding in Texas have brought relief from a yearslong drought to many parts of the state.—
John Schwartz
John SchwartzExamples of yearslong in a Sentence
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Despite official indications that China's yearslong anti-monopoly and data security crackdowns on technology companies have ended, entrepreneurs are jittery.
—Dake Kang and Elaine Kurtenbach, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2024
The case now promises to be a complex, yearslong legal battle.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 26 Jan. 2024
Both kids’ realizations started their families on a yearslong path of doctors, therapists and other experts in transgender medicine.
—Sam Metz and Amancai Biraben, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2023
The Dutch payments company, which competes with the likes of Stripe and PayPal to allow merchants to accept card payments, has seen its yearslong hot growth moderate amid slowing consumer spend and growing competition.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2023
Photo: staff/Reuters Houston bankruptcy judge David R. Jones resigned from the bench while under a misconduct investigation by a federal appeals court over his failure to disclose his yearslong romantic relationship with a bankruptcy lawyer who had business before his court.
—Alexander Gladstone, WSJ, 15 Oct. 2023
The situation will be made more volatile by Israel's nationalist government — stung by presiding over such national trauma — and the despair of Palestinians suffocated by the yearslong blockade of Gaza and Israeli occupation of the West Bank.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 8 Oct. 2023
Kenya’s security forces have a yearslong presence in neighboring Somalia to counter Islamic extremists — a deadly threat that some Kenyans say should keep police at home — and troops have been in restive eastern Congo since last year.
—Cara Anna, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2023
The yearslong federal remediation, which drew national attention in the 1980s and 1990s, began after a series of companies, including Vertac Inc., buried toxic waste on the site.
—Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online, 14 May 2023
Dake Kang and Elaine Kurtenbach, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2024
The case now promises to be a complex, yearslong legal battle.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 26 Jan. 2024
Both kids’ realizations started their families on a yearslong path of doctors, therapists and other experts in transgender medicine.
—Sam Metz and Amancai Biraben, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2023
The Dutch payments company, which competes with the likes of Stripe and PayPal to allow merchants to accept card payments, has seen its yearslong hot growth moderate amid slowing consumer spend and growing competition.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2023
Photo: staff/Reuters Houston bankruptcy judge David R. Jones resigned from the bench while under a misconduct investigation by a federal appeals court over his failure to disclose his yearslong romantic relationship with a bankruptcy lawyer who had business before his court.
—Alexander Gladstone, WSJ, 15 Oct. 2023
The situation will be made more volatile by Israel's nationalist government — stung by presiding over such national trauma — and the despair of Palestinians suffocated by the yearslong blockade of Gaza and Israeli occupation of the West Bank.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 8 Oct. 2023
Kenya’s security forces have a yearslong presence in neighboring Somalia to counter Islamic extremists — a deadly threat that some Kenyans say should keep police at home — and troops have been in restive eastern Congo since last year.
—Cara Anna, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2023
The yearslong federal remediation, which drew national attention in the 1980s and 1990s, began after a series of companies, including Vertac Inc., buried toxic waste on the site.
—Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online, 14 May 2023
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“Yearslong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yearslong. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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