as in long
lasting for a considerable time
a marathon study session the night before the exam
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Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 31 July 2025
Hitting all the big marathons After finishing the Tokyo marathon in March, Ferniza has now run 59 marathons, including all six of the Abbott World Marathon Majors: New York, Boston, Chicago, London, Berlin and Tokyo.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Modern marathon swimming was born in 1875, when Matthew Webb became the first person to successfully swim across the English Channel.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 30 July 2025
For the third year in a row, 20-year-old Isaac McBurney of Lee’s Summit completed the Missouri River 340 kayak race last week alongside 37-year-old marathon partner Jake McLaughlin.
—Ramal Nasim
updated July 14, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2025
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Registration for the 5K opens the same day as the marathon and half.
—Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 31 July 2025
Hitting all the big marathons After finishing the Tokyo marathon in March, Ferniza has now run 59 marathons, including all six of the Abbott World Marathon Majors: New York, Boston, Chicago, London, Berlin and Tokyo.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Modern marathon swimming was born in 1875, when Matthew Webb became the first person to successfully swim across the English Channel.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 30 July 2025
For the third year in a row, 20-year-old Isaac McBurney of Lee’s Summit completed the Missouri River 340 kayak race last week alongside 37-year-old marathon partner Jake McLaughlin.
—Ramal Nasim
updated July 14, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marathon
Adjective
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Shibumi Shade Wind-powered Beach Canopy The Shibumi Classic Shade, which provides coverage for four to eight people, comes in three simple pieces: a carrying bag, a long, retractable tentpole, and the shade itself.—
Francesca Krempa,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Aug. 2025
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Postal Service employees use long sticks to spread the packages onto the belts.—
Stephanie Murray,
AZCentral.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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The Western States 100 ranks as America’s top ultramarathon, launching from the Palisades Tahoe ski resort and ascending to nearly 9,000 feet before dropping into Auburn, California.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
30 June 2025
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Her ultramarathon training follows the same principle.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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The work mirrors that which was recently completed on the west side of the crossing and forced a lengthy closing there.—
John Tuohy,
IndyStar,
7 Aug. 2025
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On the street in Brooklyn on Tuesday night, Hathaway’s lengthy, dark brown hair, handled by Sean Flanigan, was curled and parted in the middle.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
6 Aug. 2025
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Many of them even took him on in races from the blocks, with Phelps often giving the Ravens players a significant head start before diving in.—
Sophie Kaufman,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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There aren’t many mysteries with social media, so Mueller coming home to South Elgin and then an intense recruiting race for his services at the next level?—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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But in the 5K road race and sprint triathlon, Van Rompaye edged the German out for gold with Sprink taking silver and bronze, respectively.—
Eryn Mathewson,
CNN Money,
17 Aug. 2025
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What to know: Jack's a triathlon runner, cancer survivor, and a co-founder of the popular Picnic app.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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German biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier, who captured two gold medals at the 2018 Olympics, died in mountaineering accident in a remote range of Pakistan, officials said Wednesday.—
David K. Li,
NBC news,
30 July 2025
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Belarusian competitors excel in biathlon and aerial skiing, and the two sports account for every medal but one that the nation has won at the Winter Games.—
Blythe Lawrence,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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The Barbara Hood Memorial Student Scholar Athlete Award winner also took home first at the Div. 3 championship in the 100-meter hurdles (14.68), the 55-meter hurdles (8.35) and the pentathlon (3,258).—
Brian Roach,
Boston Herald,
6 July 2025
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Each group tied their legs together and participated in a six-legged pentathlon.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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The decathlon has 10 events: 100, 400 and 1,500-meter runs, 110 hurdles, long jump, high jump, pole vault, discus, javelin and shot put.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
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The decathlon will be contested Wednesday (100, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400) and Thursday (110 hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin, 1,500).—
Rachel Roberts,
Idaho Statesman,
10 June 2025
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“Marathon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marathon. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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