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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This will be marked by a yearlong celebration coordinated by the bipartisan America250 Commission, created by Congress in 2016, and the White House’s Task Force on Celebrating America’s 250th Birthday, established in 2025. Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025 Gesu's upper church has reopened after a yearlong closure for a $10 million renovation, which brings new floors and pews, brighter lighting and better acoustics into the historic building. Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 23 Dec. 2025 The hearing on Monday was the latest part of a nearly yearlong saga over the deportation of Abrego Garcia, which first garnered national headlines earlier this year. Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 22 Dec. 2025 The city decided to impose it after seeing positive results already from a yearlong experiment to stagger and limit the number of visitors who can reach the front basin edge of the fountain by imposing lines and an entrance and exit pathway. CBS News, 20 Dec. 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 5 Jan. 2026.

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