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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Schoolies, an Australian tradition, is a weeklong post-graduation celebration typically attended by 17- and 18-year-olds. Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025 Friday’s stabbing caps a tumultuous season for the Queen City, following the fatal stabbing of 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska on the same rail line in August and a controversial weeklong immigration operation last month. Andy Rose, CNN Money, 8 Dec. 2025 Simmering tension has occasionally exploded into skirmishes, such as a weeklong artillery exchange in 2011, despite attempts to peacefully resolve overlapping claims. Panarat Thepgumpanat, USA Today, 7 Dec. 2025 The town of Florence now boasts an outdoor space called Exploding Whale Memorial Park; last year, after a weeklong celebration leading up to Exploding Whale Day, people gathered there in costume. Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 5 Dec. 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 18 Dec. 2025.

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