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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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Rather, the company maintains that the technology isn’t ready yet to be deployed responsibly in certain contexts.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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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
Noun
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But audience reactions to clips of their acceptance speech focused more on Kelly Osbourne’s body than on her father’s award.—
Angela Yang,
NBC news,
1 Mar. 2026
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The White House’s Rapid Response social media account has been reposting clips from many of the lawmakers.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The city claims its Community and Neighborhood Division has issued the mall 88 code violation citations since 2019.—
Zach Boetto,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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An enforcement campaign typically describes a targeted and visible ticketing effort, most often focused on citations for things like impaired or distracted driving.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Longueurs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/longueurs. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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