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
To try to help correct this imbalance, in 1991 the National Institutes of Health launched a massive, long-term study called the Women’s Health Initiative, which is still running today.
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Jean Wactawski-Wende, The Conversation, 2 May 2025
The speech is intended to outline the government’s long-term goals and strategies for achieving them.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 2 May 2025
MusiCares has allocated $6 million of that $16 million to long-term fire relief efforts, while the other $10 million from Persons of the Year gala will be used for MusiCares’ year-round mission delivery.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 2 May 2025
Community Engagement and Education – Expanding outreach programs that connect the public, especially students, to water issues and conservation efforts to foster long-term stewardship.
—Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
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Jean Wactawski-Wende, The Conversation, 2 May 2025
The speech is intended to outline the government’s long-term goals and strategies for achieving them.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 2 May 2025
MusiCares has allocated $6 million of that $16 million to long-term fire relief efforts, while the other $10 million from Persons of the Year gala will be used for MusiCares’ year-round mission delivery.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 2 May 2025
Community Engagement and Education – Expanding outreach programs that connect the public, especially students, to water issues and conservation efforts to foster long-term stewardship.
—Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for long-term
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After a 3-month long girls trip along Florida’s Gulf Coast, a wayward pair of endangered North Atlantic right whales known as Curlew and Koala have finally wandered back to the Atlantic Ocean.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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But now James was battling a recurrence of cancer, his legs wrapped in mystery wounds that took too long to diagnose.—
Nina E. Cerfolio,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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But the resulting, lengthy insurgencies in Afghanistan and Iraq proved that this vision of quick victories was a fallacy.—
MICHAEL BROWN,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Born Karol Wojtyla in Poland, John Paul’s lengthy three decades in the Vatican were marked with very prominent situations for the Catholic Church.—
Charles Creitz,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Her parents were at pretty much every game, whether just across town or in the far corners of the state.—
Jenni Carlson,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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The best compost bins used to be strictly utilitarian—plastic, bulky DIY pails usually banished under the sink or to the far corner of the yard.—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Long-term.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long-term. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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