as in lengthened
to make longer
would like to prolong our vacation by any means possible
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Recent Examples of prolonged
Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Critics say returning the company without meaningful payment undercuts accountability and the compensatory purpose of the judgments; others note trustees and Judge Lopez have to avoid value-destroying, prolonged processes.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Essential safety tips for heavy rain Heavy rainfall may lead to flooding if prolonged or if there is excessive runoff.
—Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Typically, when the government goes after someone for overstaying a visa, they are rarely arrested, let alone held in prolonged detention, said Adam Cox, a professor of immigration law at New York University.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Critics say returning the company without meaningful payment undercuts accountability and the compensatory purpose of the judgments; others note trustees and Judge Lopez have to avoid value-destroying, prolonged processes.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Its quick forward speed spared Florida prolonged winds and rain but plagued those who felt hurricane-force wind gusts hundreds of miles inland.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Essential safety tips for heavy rain Heavy rainfall may lead to flooding if prolonged or if there is excessive runoff.
—Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prolonged
Verb
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The median age of survival since 1970 is 29 years and, while there is no cure and physical deterioration is inevitable, advancements in care have lengthened life expectancy.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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When the season was lengthened to include October and November, the hunting improved dramatically.—
Worth Matthewson,
Outdoor Life,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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What neither side has devised is an easy offramp to prevent what could become a protracted closure.—
Mary Clare Jalonick,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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However, there is little to suggest that the conflict – one of the most protracted and complex conflicts in the world – is easing in any way.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Hailey Bieber extended The Row’s $890 City sandal into fall this week in Los Angeles, while Kendall Jenner wore the same style on repeat in New York.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
3 Oct. 2025
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Democrats have demanded that the subsidies, first put in place in 2021 and extended a year later, be extended again.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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When the front door opens, they’re greeted by an androgynous person with longish hair, thick eyebrows and a deep voice.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
2 Aug. 2025
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Pontiac’s Firebird had a longish life in car years, with four generations spanning 1967 to 2002.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
27 June 2025
Verb
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In recent years the amount of screen time at school has increased as students and teachers transition to digital learning.—
Gili Malinsky,
CNBC,
8 Oct. 2025
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What To Know OpenMinds said that Russia had increased its contract military recruitment in 2025, with a 40 percent year-on-year increase in social media ads, especially on the social network VK, during the first half of 2025.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Mostly sunny and very warm; persistent dry weather will worsen drought conditions through the weekend.—
Alexander Coolidge,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
3 Oct. 2025
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The family includes 5,000 compounds, which are persistent, remaining both in the environment and human body over time.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Duha With a fun collection that stretched from footwear to bags and a capsule of ready-to-wear pieces, Duha Bukadi investigated how her origins influence her work.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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But that pool has already been stretched thin by recent income-support programs, and Congress hasn’t yet replenished it this fiscal year.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Musically, Swift’s pivot toward concision feels like a response to claims that her last album was repetitive and overlong.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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Despite spending the whole three-hour awards show telling people that their overlong speeches were losing the Boys & Girls Club of America money, the bit was a ruse.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Prolonged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prolonged. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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