as in long
lasting for a considerable time
before approving a new drug, the government insists on some long-term research to determine any possible side effects
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Recent Examples of long-term
Like Rooker, the A’s rewarded Butler with a long-term contract in the offseason, signing him to a seven-year, $65.5 million deal.
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Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Barron’s short-term and long-term roles are an intriguing fit for the team.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
This leads to long-term damage, including scarring and shrinking of kidney tissue.16
Studies show that most kidney transplant patients will experience signs of kidney damage from these medications within 10 years of their transplant.
—Karen Berger, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 27 Mar. 2025
Safety razors are single-blade razors made for long-term use with a protective device positioned between the blade's edge and the skin.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 27 Mar. 2025
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Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Barron’s short-term and long-term roles are an intriguing fit for the team.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
This leads to long-term damage, including scarring and shrinking of kidney tissue.16
Studies show that most kidney transplant patients will experience signs of kidney damage from these medications within 10 years of their transplant.
—Karen Berger, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 27 Mar. 2025
Safety razors are single-blade razors made for long-term use with a protective device positioned between the blade's edge and the skin.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for long-term
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Dance singles are usually made for DJs to mix into and out of, and tend to array their effects over long running times, the better to guide a room full of dancers to collective peaks.—
Michaelangelo Matos,
Rolling Stone,
1 Apr. 2025
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Both join a long tradition of women storytellers in Latin America that includes forebears such as Violeta Parra, Mercedes Sosa, Susana Baca and the great cantadoras of Colombia, voices such as Totó La Momposina, Petrona Martínez, ad Etelvina Maldonado, all keepers of the people’s memory.—
Fernando Gonzalez,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2025
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Sawtelle Some best dishes off the lengthy menu include the house signature pork rice noodles, Changsha-style spicy tofu, Changsha-style spicy medley, the signature peel-and-eat spicy crawfish and spicy chili beef noodle.—
Kaila Yu,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Leaders of the Government Affairs Department disagreed with that characterization in a lengthy response to the audit, contending staffers in other departments are not confused about their roles and haven’t been pressured.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2025
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China’s far distance ahead of the U.S. in shipbuilding capabilities along with the countries’ rocky trade relationship have provided the driving subtext throughout the probe, which was spurred on by a petition from five labor unions.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Mar. 2025
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The dog led them to a mudroom in the far end of the home, next to the kitchen.—
Rick Jervis,
USA TODAY,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Long-term.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long-term. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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