monthslong
adjective
months·long
ˈmən(t)ths-ˈlȯŋ 
: lasting through several or many months
a monthslong delay
Federer goes on one of his monthslong winning benders …—
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The Charlotte hearing was the latest stop in Duke Energy Carolinas’ statewide rate case, a monthslong regulatory process that will help determine whether millions of customers across much of North Carolina will pay more for electricity.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson is not accused of helping the inmates pull off the brazen jailbreak through a hole behind a toilet, setting off a monthslong search before all the escapees were eventually captured.
—Jack Brook, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
Asuka interrupted Sky’s Women’s Intercontinental Championship match against Becky Lynch, keeping their monthslong feud hot.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
The vote was anticlimactic, but still a crucial moment in the monthslong struggle for control of WBD, one of the biggest media companies in the world.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
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Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson is not accused of helping the inmates pull off the brazen jailbreak through a hole behind a toilet, setting off a monthslong search before all the escapees were eventually captured.
—Jack Brook, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
Asuka interrupted Sky’s Women’s Intercontinental Championship match against Becky Lynch, keeping their monthslong feud hot.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
The vote was anticlimactic, but still a crucial moment in the monthslong struggle for control of WBD, one of the biggest media companies in the world.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Monthslong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monthslong. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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