as in long
lasting for a considerable time
before approving a new drug, the government insists on some long-term research to determine any possible side effects
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Recent Examples of long-term
Looking ahead, Backpacks for Kids is focused on building long-term sustainability in order to reliably serve more families each week.
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News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
In one notable case, a lamb was sustained for 288 hours (12 days) and then weaned to breathe on its own, with long-term survival thereafter.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026
The marine mammal cannot survive in the Baltic Sea long-term.
—ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
A day after Walbert Ureña made his major league debut in the seventh inning of a one-run game, Perry Minasian was very clear that the Angels still view Ureña as a starter in the long-term.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
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News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
In one notable case, a lamb was sustained for 288 hours (12 days) and then weaned to breathe on its own, with long-term survival thereafter.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026
The marine mammal cannot survive in the Baltic Sea long-term.
—ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
A day after Walbert Ureña made his major league debut in the seventh inning of a one-run game, Perry Minasian was very clear that the Angels still view Ureña as a starter in the long-term.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for long-term
Recent Examples of Synonyms for long-term
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The road to the very long lines began in February, when Congress, in resolving a broader government shutdown (the second in four months, impressively), could not agree on how to keep funding Homeland Security.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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But research also suggests that slower walking performed over a longer duration may initially produce greater total fat loss in overweight individuals than faster walking performed for shorter periods.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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An already threadbare squad could not cope with a lengthy injury list that included key players Lauren Hemp, Alex Greenwood, Miedema, Khadija Shaw, Jill Roord and Mary Fowler.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Underwood and Whitman both said the best part of the lengthy Illinois celebration on Saturday night was hugging their families — their wives and children, now older, who put up with their long days and nights away for many years.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Long-term.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long-term. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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