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
Knowing his fate rests in this group's hands, Combs was seen putting on glasses and looking directly at the jury box as the judge read out their lengthy instructions, my colleague Patrick Ryan noted.
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Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 30 June 2025
The athlete With an early third-round selection, the Canucks picked Kieren Dervin out of St. Andrew’s College in Aurora, Ont., an elite prep school with a lengthy track record of producing NHL draft picks.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 29 June 2025
Chávez has fallen to innumerable lows during a lengthy boxing career conducted in the shadow of his father, one of the most beloved athletes in Mexican history.
—Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
The federal criminal cases yield the possibility of lengthy prison terms.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 29 June 2025
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Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 30 June 2025
The athlete With an early third-round selection, the Canucks picked Kieren Dervin out of St. Andrew’s College in Aurora, Ont., an elite prep school with a lengthy track record of producing NHL draft picks.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 29 June 2025
Chávez has fallen to innumerable lows during a lengthy boxing career conducted in the shadow of his father, one of the most beloved athletes in Mexican history.
—Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
The federal criminal cases yield the possibility of lengthy prison terms.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 29 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lengthy
Adjective
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Miley Cyrus delivers a fashion statement with her lithe, feather dress and long, black leather gloves in Paris on June 18.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
24 June 2025
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This is just one part of a long ongoing process that started eight years ago.—
Emily Trainham,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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This revealed elongated filamentary structures stretching out for between 260,000 and 360,000 light-years.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
20 June 2025
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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 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
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“Lengthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lengthy. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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