as in forevers
a long or seemingly long period of time
they should be here before long
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Recent Examples of longs
Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
Selling programs have been relentless in the S & P 500, as many of these algorithmic systems look to push ranges (both lower and higher), flushing weak longs out of the market.
—Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
The narrator cries, rages, longs for the living body and the lively boy, and obsesses over painful details, especially the bleak journey by sea that brought the remains of his beloved friend back home.
—Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Before long, the film will shift gears to a third main character, Madame Suman’s daughter-in-law Nat (a steely Davika Hoorne), who recently died of lung disease and longs for her still-living husband March (Witsarut Himmarat).
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
In that production, Deborah Gilmour Smyth, Lamb’s’ associate artistic director, portrayed Jessie Mae Watts, Carrie’s testy daughter-in-law in the unhappy Houston home Carrie longs to leave.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
And while Mamdani longs for a future of free Big Apple trips, riders will instead be getting slapped with price hikes in a matter of days.
—Alex Nitzberg, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
After all, with the sun, Venus and Mercury activating your expansive ninth house of wisdom and adventure, your curiosity longs for new experiences.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
Yessenia longs to have her own kitchen again, and space for everyone to spread out.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025
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Donica, across from her, is on sturdier ground, fearsome to the point of awe-inspiring in the sustained fury of his fermatas, though his considerable force as a performer longs to be shaped more cleanly.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
Selling programs have been relentless in the S & P 500, as many of these algorithmic systems look to push ranges (both lower and higher), flushing weak longs out of the market.
—Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
The narrator cries, rages, longs for the living body and the lively boy, and obsesses over painful details, especially the bleak journey by sea that brought the remains of his beloved friend back home.
—Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Before long, the film will shift gears to a third main character, Madame Suman’s daughter-in-law Nat (a steely Davika Hoorne), who recently died of lung disease and longs for her still-living husband March (Witsarut Himmarat).
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
In that production, Deborah Gilmour Smyth, Lamb’s’ associate artistic director, portrayed Jessie Mae Watts, Carrie’s testy daughter-in-law in the unhappy Houston home Carrie longs to leave.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
And while Mamdani longs for a future of free Big Apple trips, riders will instead be getting slapped with price hikes in a matter of days.
—Alex Nitzberg, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
After all, with the sun, Venus and Mercury activating your expansive ninth house of wisdom and adventure, your curiosity longs for new experiences.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
Yessenia longs to have her own kitchen again, and space for everyone to spread out.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for longs
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Those tush-pushes can’t beat you if The Winter Soldier’s facing third-and-forevers.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
17 Jan. 2026
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Founded by marine life artist Wyland, the foundation empowers people of all ages to become stewards of our planet through hands-on educational programs, public art, and national initiatives like the Mayor's Challenge for Water Conservation.—
CBS LA Staff,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Of these, 9,195 were ages 55 and older, per the data found on SANDAG’s website.—
Sierra Knoch,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Longs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/longs. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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