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Recent Examples of Synonyms for longueurs
Noun
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The series retains its fondness for rapid-fire, near-impenetrable finance jargon and for ostentatious literary quotations—the product, we’re meant to assume, of the characters’ otherwise wasted Oxbridge educations.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026 -
That’s one of the le Carré quotations, which is literal and metaphorical.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Our higher centers in the cortex make sense of the different contexts and meanings of the pleasures, but liking has a simple, fundamental basis in the brain.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Blending East and West Coast styles, Martinez and her team work with the architecture of each space, adding character and personality, resulting in interiors that feel perfectly suited to their contexts.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But very quickly, everyone heard about them, phones lighting up with messages and clips, and alerts on social media.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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Use shower or curtain rings with clips to attach scarves and winter gear to the hanger and keep it on the back of a door or on a coat rack.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Meanwhile, cities across the Bay Area have ramped up parking enforcement, issuing citations and towing vehicles as RV encampments have become more visible.—
Jeffrey Kopp,Kate Rogers,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2026
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Those scores are based on annual surveys and quantitative criteria, such as average citations.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Longueurs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/longueurs. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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