as in long
lasting for a considerable time
a marathon study session the night before the exam
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Recent Examples of marathon
Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
The Angels scored twice in the ninth, and had runners on second and third with two outs when Bryan Hudson entered and got Adam Frazier to ground out to second to end the marathon game early Tuesday morning.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 15 May 2026
Several participants in Rededicate 250 joined with Trump himself in a Bible-reading marathon.
—Peter Smith, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
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Adjective
The goal was to combat racial prejudice by putting white and Black people in a room together for a marathon weekend of unfiltered sharing and confrontation.
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
The Angels scored twice in the ninth, and had runners on second and third with two outs when Bryan Hudson entered and got Adam Frazier to ground out to second to end the marathon game early Tuesday morning.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
Just last year, robots in Beijing stumbled through a marathon with only six managing to cross the finish line in an almost comedic performance.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 15 May 2026
Several participants in Rededicate 250 joined with Trump himself in a Bible-reading marathon.
—Peter Smith, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marathon
Adjective
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When Misiorowski pitches, his muscular legs take a long stride down the mound, and then his skinny right arm, which is as loose as a whip, follows.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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Murakami broke out of his homerless stretch in the third, lofting a long, high fly that was just out of the reach of a leaping Crow-Armstrong in center field for his 16th home run of the year.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
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In 2024, the Germany native completed a 1,864-mile ultramarathon from Berlin to New York City in 74 days.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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An ultramarathon runner is speaking out after becoming the first woman in history to win the Cocodona 250, a 250-mile endurance race, and setting a course record in the process.—
Faith Bernstein,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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Many of the labor leaders and their allies in the General Assembly credited Lamont for his support of the lengthy labor bill that passed in the final days of this year’s legislative session.—
Andrew Brown,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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Unlike the officials, no lengthy review was needed as they were hastily ejected by stewards.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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In the next race, however, the same approach was blocked by the Italians, and Botin was forced to bail out of the start altogether.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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One thing that bothered me in my career as a stylist was the cliché that the inspiration of the show is a certain period, and the designer did not see certain races in the casting.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
11 May 2026
Noun
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Bérenice Bejo and Nassim Lyes reprise their respective roles of marine scientist Sophia and river police commander Adil who previously joined forces when killer sharks arrived in the Seine in the lead-up to the Paris Olympics triathlon swimming heats in the famed river.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
1 May 2026
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The annual Orange County Multi-Sport Festival featured several events for beginner and advanced competitors, including an Olympic-length triathlon, a sprint triathlon, a duathlon relay, a 5K and even a triathlon for kids, among others.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
26 Apr. 2026
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Toyota supported Andrea Eskau, the German Paralympic skier who won gold in the 6km biathlon and silver in the 5km cross-country at the 2014 Sochi Games, at age 42.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Zaino will also compete in the biathlon (skiing and shooting).—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
3 Mar. 2026
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Freshman Liisa-Maria Lusti became the second Oregon woman to win the pentathlon — first since Brianne Theisen-Eaton in 2012 — with a season-best 4,498 points.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Mar. 2026
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Feyerabend, Mountain West’s reigning indoor pentathlon champion, won four of five events en route to a personal best of 4,270 points and a 206-point victory.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Medals clanked around their necks as winners from the nine-member decathlon team at Granada Hills Charter High School strutted onto campus Tuesday, met by cheers and claps, bringing home yet another U.S. Academic Decathlon victory.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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The 29-year-old went to Baylor and competed for the school’s track and field team and earned All-Big 12 honors with a fifth-place finish in the decathlon in 2016.—
José Sánchez Córdova,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Marathon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marathon. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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