1
as in elongated
of great extent from end to end
giraffes have long necks to help them reach leaves on tall trees
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2
as in lengthy
lasting for a considerable time
if it's boring, even a movie with a running time of 90 minutes can seem long
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as in perennially
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as in months
a long or seemingly long period of time
they should be here before long
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as in to crave
to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy
I long for the day when cancer is but a distant and unpleasant memory
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Recent Examples of long
Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
Unlike long spaghetti noodles or even grain-like orzo, couscous has an even smaller shape.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 June 2025
Julia Teti, Footwear News, 13 June 2025
However, that’s because Buckle’s dividend has long been unlike its fashion retail brethren.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
Charity longs to be her sister’s everything, including her, well, lover.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 3 May 2025
Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 May 2025
Going to, coming from and longing for Kansas City are common themes in the odes to our town.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2025
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Adjective
The long spurts without goals or with minimal kept coming after that, too.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
Unlike long spaghetti noodles or even grain-like orzo, couscous has an even smaller shape.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 June 2025
Adverb
Princess Eugenie has long been an advocate for sustainability and global preservation.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 13 June 2025
However, that’s because Buckle’s dividend has long been unlike its fashion retail brethren.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
Noun
The school Ana longs to attend has disgraced itself.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
Charity longs to be her sister’s everything, including her, well, lover.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 3 May 2025
Verb
The characters might be different, but several of Jia’s films do tackle long swaths of recent Chinese history, with people longing across decades.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 May 2025
Going to, coming from and longing for Kansas City are common themes in the odes to our town.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for long
Adjective
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The shoes feature an elongated, pointed toe that is pinched at the tip, a signature detail in the design house’s footwear.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
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The sword consists of a short, elongated, pointed blade with a handle with antennas, made of iron, combined with spheres made of copper alloys or copper.—
Chloe Mayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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His most recent arrest adds to a lengthy list of incidents that have overshadowed an otherwise accomplished career on the gridiron.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
9 June 2025
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Dated September 13, 2015, the lengthy exchange seems to follow the aftermath of a fight between Combs and Ventura.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
8 June 2025
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The tusk, which is actually an elongated tooth, is mainly found in males and can grow up to 10 feet long.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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Chaos is a constant for the outdoor winter sport with single-elimination playoffs that relies on the bounces of an elongated sphere.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The street was lined with the most opulent homes in town, but the Fitzgeralds occupied a modest rental at the far end of the row.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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The sheer volume of content created far outpaces what audiences can consume, leading to a noisy, crowded digital ecosystem.—
Luca Brinkhues,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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While this might be her first building project in the UK, as well as outside of Bangladesh , according to Tabassum, her familiarity with constructing for the present, rather than forever, is what made the project less daunting.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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His towering, bald-headed frame shrouded in floor-length coats and a distinctive voice that meshes a bellow with a whine are forever linked with the alt-grunge-goth-rock that thundered through the ‘90s.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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Age: 57 | Change: +4% Dion took an extended break from performing her signature power ballads after revealing in 2022 that she’d been diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome, an incurable autoimmune condition.—
Matt Craig,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Reading for an extended period, however, may negatively impact sleep.6 4.—
Carrie Madormo,
Verywell Health,
3 June 2025
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And in lieu of that lack of editorial process, its author has clearly misplaced, if not permanently lost, his once unimpeachable grip on his true north.—
Abe Beame,
Rolling Stone,
7 June 2025
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Patterson complained about her in-laws behind their backs Erin and Simon Patterson got married in 2007 and, after splitting and reconciling multiple times over the years, separated permanently in 2015.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
7 June 2025
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“Long.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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