yearlong

adjective

year·​long ˈyir-ˈlȯŋ How to pronounce yearlong (audio)
: lasting through a year

Examples of yearlong in a Sentence

She went on a yearlong sabbatical.
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The card of fights of mixed martial arts will be part of the yearlong celebrations for the country's 250th anniversary. Bart Jansen, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025 The move comes after a yearlong investigation by The Connecticut Mirror and ProPublica found that the state’s laws favored towing companies at the expense of low-income residents. Dave Altimari, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2025 In July, after a yearlong absence, Burberry made a comeback on the shopping platform Lyst’s ranking of hottest brands. Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025 Appropriators are working behind the scenes to craft a yearlong bipartisan spending plan but are likely to need another stopgap funding measure to avoid a shutdown, which will require at least seven Democrats to cross the aisle and break a 60-vote filibuster. Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for yearlong

Word History

First Known Use

1813, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of yearlong was in 1813

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“Yearlong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yearlong. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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