hour-long
adjective
variants
or less commonly hourlong
: lasting an hour
an hour-long commute
hour-long television shows
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Landslide causes hour-long closure on I-79 For a little over an hour on Wednesday morning, a portion of I-79 was shut down due to the landslide.
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Patrick Damp, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
The last walkup plungers were still preparing in the changing tents as the hour-long event was nearing its end.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
Despite the Godzilla-like monsters, flame throwers, a real death, a maybe fake death and more heart-to-hearts than a middle school sleepover, the two-hour-long series finale ends with more of a whimper than a bang.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
In his rambling, hour-long online announcement, Oltmann railed against mail-in ballots, taxes, tolls, gun laws, and medical companies concealing a cure for cancer.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2025
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Patrick Damp, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
The last walkup plungers were still preparing in the changing tents as the hour-long event was nearing its end.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
Despite the Godzilla-like monsters, flame throwers, a real death, a maybe fake death and more heart-to-hearts than a middle school sleepover, the two-hour-long series finale ends with more of a whimper than a bang.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
In his rambling, hour-long online announcement, Oltmann railed against mail-in ballots, taxes, tolls, gun laws, and medical companies concealing a cure for cancer.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2025
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“Hour-long.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hour-long. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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