as in lengthens
to make longer
would like to prolong our vacation by any means possible
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Recent Examples of prolongs
Minimizing your pain only prolongs it.
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Kriti Gupta, Refinery29, 17 Dec. 2025
Catching up on work, sorting out life admin, organizing personal projects, emailing…Any activity requiring thought prolongs the brain’s state of alert, incompatible with the sleep phase.
—Mélanie Nauche, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2025
Turning lawn inflatables on for only a few hours at a time is safer and prolongs their life.
—Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Dec. 2025
Regular honey is processed by filtration and heating, which removes or inactivates many of the beneficial compounds in honey, but clarifies it and prolongs its shelf life.
—Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 6 Nov. 2025
Handwashing also prolongs the life of pans that easily scratch.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
Critics argue that deploying clean tech to produce fossil fuels prolongs the life of carbon-emitting infrastructure.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
The long-running lawsuit from Serna’s family, first filed in 2020, is just one example of how the county needlessly fights and prolongs litigation, said civil rights lawyer Danielle Pena, who has sued the county over other jail deaths.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Since wigs also naturally shed with brushing, washing, and styling, supplementing with clip-ins right from the start helps maintain a fuller look and prolongs the life of the unit.
—Noel Cymone Walker, StyleCaster, 25 Sep. 2025
Kriti Gupta, Refinery29, 17 Dec. 2025
Catching up on work, sorting out life admin, organizing personal projects, emailing…Any activity requiring thought prolongs the brain’s state of alert, incompatible with the sleep phase.
—Mélanie Nauche, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2025
Turning lawn inflatables on for only a few hours at a time is safer and prolongs their life.
—Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Dec. 2025
Regular honey is processed by filtration and heating, which removes or inactivates many of the beneficial compounds in honey, but clarifies it and prolongs its shelf life.
—Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 6 Nov. 2025
Handwashing also prolongs the life of pans that easily scratch.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
Critics argue that deploying clean tech to produce fossil fuels prolongs the life of carbon-emitting infrastructure.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
The long-running lawsuit from Serna’s family, first filed in 2020, is just one example of how the county needlessly fights and prolongs litigation, said civil rights lawyer Danielle Pena, who has sued the county over other jail deaths.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Since wigs also naturally shed with brushing, washing, and styling, supplementing with clip-ins right from the start helps maintain a fuller look and prolongs the life of the unit.
—Noel Cymone Walker, StyleCaster, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prolongs
Verb
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This lengthens your body, opens your chest, and lets your arms fall into a more natural position.—
Christine Buzan,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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Charlotte Tilbury only just launched at Amazon, but this best-selling liquid highlighter is already marked down, as is this Lancôme mascara that defines, volumizes, and lengthens lashes in one fell swoop.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Hardware proven beyond Earth That validation already extends into space.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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But for his dad and mom, the pride in Carson extends far beyond statistics and endorsements.—
Nasha Smith,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But there are several notable categories where the quality increases with cost, and one of those is noise-canceling headphones.—
Maggie Slepian,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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Pushing frozen branches upright quickly increases the chances of breakage.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Prolongs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prolongs. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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