hour-long
adjective
variants
or less commonly hourlong
: lasting an hour
an hour-long commute
hour-long television shows
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Comedian Mary Beth Barone is set to bring her first hour-long comedy special, Galaxy Brain, to Netflix.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
Two other career prosecutors, Jonathan Hornok and Travis Wolf, presided over the roughly hour-long sentencing hearing just one day after being added to the case.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2025
Most Mondays throughout the season, The Athletic will host an hour-long ‘Inside Newcastle’ live Q&A with subscribers.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2025
Premiering on October 27, the series will include four hour-long episodes featuring interviews with astronauts and people working or living with the space program, tracing the journey of humans in space over the past 50 years.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
Two other career prosecutors, Jonathan Hornok and Travis Wolf, presided over the roughly hour-long sentencing hearing just one day after being added to the case.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2025
Most Mondays throughout the season, The Athletic will host an hour-long ‘Inside Newcastle’ live Q&A with subscribers.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2025
Premiering on October 27, the series will include four hour-long episodes featuring interviews with astronauts and people working or living with the space program, tracing the journey of humans in space over the past 50 years.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Hour-long.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hour-long. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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