longs 1 of 2

plural of long

longs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of long

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of longs
Verb
One longs to see a full scene of Candy in action onscreen or in a home video, rather than just snippets. Beandrea July, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025 This tells you that the profit-takers aren’t being super-aggressive and that the longs are staying put. Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025 If demand for longs is stronger, long traders pay the fee to short traders; if sentiment flips bearish, shorts pay longs instead. Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025 In an Osorno guesthouse, eight-year-old María longs for her absent parents. Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025 Mine longs not for constant contact or suffocating devotion, but for a… partnership. Tj MacIas, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for longs
ages
Noun
  • The organization's mission includes creating opportunities for artists of all ages and backgrounds, Jordan told gala guests.
    Carin Schoppmeyer, Arkansas Online, 14 Sep. 2025
  • This weekend continued a trend of movies that court audiences of all ages and various genres, although horror has been a highlight leading into the fall season.
    Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025

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“Longs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/longs. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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