hour-long
adjective
variants
or less commonly hourlong
: lasting an hour
an hour-long commute
hour-long television shows
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Over six, nearly hour-long episodes, The End of an Era takes fans behind-the-scenes of some crucial moments and shows just how the magic came together.
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Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2025
After fans watched as cast members including Ray Romano, Patricia Heaton, and Brad Garrett reunited last month, CBS is dropping another hour-long special of cast and crew looking back at their time on the hit sitcom.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Dec. 2025
The wind also caused an hour-long closure of one interstate area -- I-25 near the Wyoming border -- on Friday afternoon.
—Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
Bagel takes up about ten minutes of the hour-long special.
—Jane Bua, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
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Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2025
After fans watched as cast members including Ray Romano, Patricia Heaton, and Brad Garrett reunited last month, CBS is dropping another hour-long special of cast and crew looking back at their time on the hit sitcom.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Dec. 2025
The wind also caused an hour-long closure of one interstate area -- I-25 near the Wyoming border -- on Friday afternoon.
—Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
Bagel takes up about ten minutes of the hour-long special.
—Jane Bua, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
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“Hour-long.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hour-long. Accessed 29 Dec. 2025.
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