as in long
lasting for a considerable time
a marathon study session the night before the exam
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Photograph: Kevin Frayer/Getty Images On Saturday, about 12,000 human athletes ran in a half marathon race in Beijing, but most of the attention was on a group of other, unconventional participants: 21 humanoid robots.
—Zeyi Yang, Wired News, 19 Apr. 2025
Pacing Strategy Starting too fast can lead to fatigue halfway through the marathon.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 17 Apr. 2025
His marathon speech came at a critical time, just weeks after many Democrats were outraged that their top Senate leader, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), voted to advance a GOP funding bill to prevent a shutdown.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 5 Apr. 2025
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Some were purchased to mark personal milestones, such as completing her 200th half marathon; others were gifted by students.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Photograph: Kevin Frayer/Getty Images On Saturday, about 12,000 human athletes ran in a half marathon race in Beijing, but most of the attention was on a group of other, unconventional participants: 21 humanoid robots.
—Zeyi Yang, Wired News, 19 Apr. 2025
Pacing Strategy Starting too fast can lead to fatigue halfway through the marathon.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 17 Apr. 2025
His marathon speech came at a critical time, just weeks after many Democrats were outraged that their top Senate leader, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), voted to advance a GOP funding bill to prevent a shutdown.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marathon
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After a 3-month long girls trip along Florida’s Gulf Coast, a wayward pair of endangered North Atlantic right whales known as Curlew and Koala have finally wandered back to the Atlantic Ocean.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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But now James was battling a recurrence of cancer, his legs wrapped in mystery wounds that took too long to diagnose.—
Nina E. Cerfolio,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Implicit in the endurance feat was also the man Booker was speaking against, who prides himself on treating podiums like ultramarathons.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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Since January 2023, she’s run in 12 marathons and eight ultramarathons, which are anywhere from 50 to 100 miles.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Born Karol Wojtyla in Poland, John Paul’s lengthy three decades in the Vatican were marked with very prominent situations for the Catholic Church.—
Charles Creitz,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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But the resulting, lengthy insurgencies in Afghanistan and Iraq proved that this vision of quick victories was a fallacy.—
MICHAEL BROWN,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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His work has consistently explored themes of race, but from vantage points that are not easily anticipated.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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The global race for dominance in artificial intelligence is also a multifaceted, geopolitical story.—
IESE Business School,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Creatine does not benefit endurance events like marathons, triathlons, or long cycling races.—
Mary Choy,
Verywell Health,
18 Apr. 2025
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Instead, pick a measurable objective, like a personal record in a 5K, completing a century ride, or competing in your first triathlon.—
Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan,
Outside Online,
11 Apr. 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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In addition to the previous sports offered, this year's event will include alpine skiing, snowboarding, biathlon, Nordic skiing, skeleton and wheelchair curling for the first time.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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Ligor took fourth in the pentathlon at the New Balance National Indoor Pentathlon.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
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About 10,000 military athletes from over 100 countries will participate in 25 sports, including traditional games such as archery, boxing and diving, as well as military competitions like aeronautical pentathlon and naval pentathlon.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Apr. 2025
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Competing in Academics After the break, Whittemore went into his own personal experience, talking about studying for an academic decathlon where students would study all year.—
John Werner,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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One such approach is Dr. Attia’s centenarian decathlon which is described here.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Marathon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marathon. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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