weeklong

adjective

week·​long ˈwēk-ˈlȯŋ How to pronounce weeklong (audio)
: lasting a week

Examples of weeklong in a Sentence

We attended a weeklong training conference in Atlanta.
Recent Examples on the Web Israel and Hamas first observed a weeklong truce in late November during which 105 hostages and 240 Palestinian prisoners were released. Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 1 June 2024 Brown, a former camp counselor, is also the founder of Camp Southern Ground, a nonprofit that provides weeklong summer camps for kid aged 7-17 who come from military and Veteran families. Gillian Telling, Peoplemag, 31 May 2024 About half were released in a weeklong cease-fire in November, while the rest remain in Gaza, more than 30 of them believed to be dead. Sam Mednick, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2024 The National Labor Relations Board is overseeing the weeklong polling. Jack Ewing, New York Times, 16 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for weeklong 

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Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of weeklong was in 1847

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“Weeklong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weeklong. Accessed 7 Jun. 2024.

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