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yearlong

adjective

year·​long ˈyir-ˈlȯŋ How to pronounce yearlong (audio)
: lasting through a year

Examples of yearlong in a Sentence

She went on a yearlong sabbatical.
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Maersk has been engaged in a yearlong court battle with Swedish autonomous trucking provider Einride over the collapse of a partnership that was supposed to provide the ocean carrier with hundreds of its electric trucks. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 24 Nov. 2025 By Bay City News Boat launches at two East Bay Municipal Utility District reservoirs will reopen in 2026 on a limited basis, following a yearlong closure aimed to stave off the invasive golden mussel. Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025 What followed was a yearlong push to identify dozens of new homeless sites, many of them safe parking sites. Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 14 Nov. 2025 During his time in Lee's office, Van Epps established a yearlong fellowship program for veterans from Fort Campbell transitioning out of the military to serve in state government. Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for yearlong

Word History

First Known Use

1813, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of yearlong was in 1813

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“Yearlong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yearlong. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

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