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.
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Official port parking lots often charge $15 to $25 per day, meaning a weeklong cruise could cost over $150 in parking fees alone. David Nikel, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025 This year’s program will begin in June 2025 with a weeklong boot camp in New York that will include courses and panel discussions on how to conceive of and produce investigative projects that expose harm and have impact. Talia Buford, ProPublica, 26 Feb. 2025 These include weeklong blackouts against specific retailers, including Amazon, Nestlé and Walmart. Ivana Saric, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025 Francis was admitted to the hospital on Feb. 14 after a weeklong bout of bronchitis worsened. Landon Mion, Fox News, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for weeklong

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 10 Mar. 2025.

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