1
as in long
of great extent from end to end
she used a lengthy piece of rope to tie her dog to a tree
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2
as in far
lasting for a considerable time
the store manager gives new associates a lengthy sermon on the evils of shoplifting
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Recent Examples of lengthy
Palmer began her lengthy caption.
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Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Bruce Springsteen’s twelfth album The Rising, released in the wake of 9/11, was considered by fans and critics to be somewhat of a return to form after a lengthy career break.
—Bianca Davino, Refinery29, 7 Oct. 2025
In a lengthy resignation letter, Weiss accused her colleagues of harassment and argued that the Times was too influenced by its left-leaning critics online.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
Now the lengthy process of preparing ink or turning lapis into blue paint was bound to Gerta’s complex and riddled devotion and love of Maria, and eventually to the shaping of herself as an artist.
—Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
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Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Bruce Springsteen’s twelfth album The Rising, released in the wake of 9/11, was considered by fans and critics to be somewhat of a return to form after a lengthy career break.
—Bianca Davino, Refinery29, 7 Oct. 2025
In a lengthy resignation letter, Weiss accused her colleagues of harassment and argued that the Times was too influenced by its left-leaning critics online.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
Now the lengthy process of preparing ink or turning lapis into blue paint was bound to Gerta’s complex and riddled devotion and love of Maria, and eventually to the shaping of herself as an artist.
—Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lengthy
Adjective
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For the Yankees, this is only the start of a long offseason.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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Keeping track of what both Pokémon are doing, each of their health bars, the animations for each attack and the battle log (which shows whether or not attacks have landed) takes a long time to get used to.—
Ryan Gaur,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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All of the above meant working with prosthetics, like smaller teeth, a fake nose and elongated earlobes, which would emphasize Gladys’s predatory, avian quality.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
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The mid-rise fit also hits slightly below the belly button for a more elongated look.—
Rylee Johnston,
People.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Lengthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lengthy. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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