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or long-drawn
as in lengthy
lasting for a considerable time
a long-drawn-out acceptance speech by an overemotional actor
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Recent Examples of long-drawn-out
Williamson never lets his viewers suffer through unnecessary and long-drawn-out scenes, even when the show’s rapid speed makes specific scenarios feel overly outlandish.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 19 June 2025
The vote-a-rama can be long-drawn-out and is often used to force lawmakers from both parties to go on the record about something - even unrelated to the core of the bill at hand - that can then be used for political purposes down the road.
—Deirdre Walsh, NPR, 19 Feb. 2025
Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 19 June 2025
The vote-a-rama can be long-drawn-out and is often used to force lawmakers from both parties to go on the record about something - even unrelated to the core of the bill at hand - that can then be used for political purposes down the road.
—Deirdre Walsh, NPR, 19 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for long-drawn-out
Adjective
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Investigators detailed those conclusions in a lengthy memo last month recommending that the office not move forward in charging Comey, according to sources familiar with the memo's contents.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
8 Oct. 2025
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Republicans and Democrats have so far shown no signs of compromise, making a lengthy shutdown increasingly possible this year.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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
Adjective
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Powerful winds, with possible prolonged gusts of 40 to 50 mph, will accompany this rain.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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Brain imaging technologies show that the prolonged anxiety and anger in solitary lead to structural changes in the brain, which makes the emotional problems more severe and long-lasting.—
Terry Kupers,
Oc Register,
11 Oct. 2025
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What neither side has devised is an easy offramp to prevent what could become a protracted closure.—
Mary Clare Jalonick,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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However, there is little to suggest that the conflict – one of the most protracted and complex conflicts in the world – is easing in any way.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Long-drawn-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long-drawn-out. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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