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weeklong

adjective

week·​long ˈwēk-ˈlȯŋ How to pronounce weeklong (audio)
: lasting a week

Examples of weeklong in a Sentence

We attended a weeklong training conference in Atlanta.
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Prosecutors reportedly asked for a weeklong sentence despite him possibly facing up to three months under local law. Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 20 Nov. 2025 During the weeklong manhunt for Drummond, several people were arrested and accused of helping him after the killings. CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025 The Michigan Department of Transportation previously announced a sinkhole that would require about weeklong closures of the ramps to eastbound Interstate 96 from northbound and southbound Southfield Freeway, or M-39. Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 13 Nov. 2025 Five-star point guard Taylen Kinney, a 6-foot-2, 185-pound high school senior from the Overtime Elite program in Atlanta, signed a national letter of intent with Kansas on Wednesday, the first day of the weeklong early signing period, coach Bill Self has announced. Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for weeklong

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of weeklong was in 1847

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“Weeklong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weeklong. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.

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