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
Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 20 Jan. 2026
The marathon course traces the Great Wall’s Huangyaguan section but also dips into local villages.
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Registration is $169 for the half marathon, $115 for the 10K and $74 for the 5K, plus fees.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Over the years, however, runners have often complained in particular about the marathon course (which, after a first half that’s reliably scenic has always gotten less-attractive in the second).
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 20 Jan. 2026
The marathon course traces the Great Wall’s Huangyaguan section but also dips into local villages.
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Noun
On Wednesday, the marathon negotiations between the WNBA and Women's National Basketball Players Association ended with an historic agreement on a collective bargaining agreement.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Registration is $169 for the half marathon, $115 for the 10K and $74 for the 5K, plus fees.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marathon
Adjective
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Concerns about long airport lines are increasingly capturing attention.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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A weeks-long cold snap in January and February plunged the city into a deep freeze.—
Matthew Villafane,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Tristan is the ultramarathon of opera roles, long and punishing, and not many tenors carry it off with such unflagging grace.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
11 Mar. 2026
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Whether building an organization or running an ultramarathon, time has to be respected.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Flights resumed at LaGuardia on Monday afternoon on one runway and with lengthy delays.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Mar. 2026
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Considering a vehicle is not the same as buying one, and analysts say high prices would need to be sustained for a lengthy period of time to have a material impact on sales.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Schickler points out that this could create a conundrum for the crowded gubernatorial race.—
Brad Hamilton,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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The Raceway, which operated from the mid-1950s through the 1970s, featured a quarter-mile track at the Wally Smith farm, a mile-and-a-half west of town on Route 34 that was drawing three times the village’s total population for races during its heyday, local historians have said.—
Linda Girardi,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Women compete at the same distances in running and swimming and other endurance sports, including triathlon, and do so now in cross-country skiing.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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And with the help of her swimming buddy/husband, and a tandem bike, Kate Varns did the impossible once again — finishing a YMCA triathlon.—
Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield,
CBS News,
15 Feb. 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
Noun
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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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Jim Thorpe won two gold medals in the 1912 Olympic Games for pentathlon and decathlon.—
Frank Vaisvilas,
jsonline.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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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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Today’s birthdays: Olympic decathlon gold medalist Bill Toomey is 87.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Marathon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marathon. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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