prolongations

plural of prolongation
as in extensions
the act of making longer the indefinite prolongation of the cease-fire

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extensions
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  • Officials have studied the possibility of future extensions, including along 39th Street and to the 18th and Vine historic district.
    Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Additionally, Miami-Dade Property Appraiser records, included in Hialeah Building and Code Compliance Department files related to Garcia-Roves’s fine for city code violations, show two roof extensions.
    Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Prolongations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prolongations. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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