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or long-drawn
as in lengthy
lasting for a considerable time
a long-drawn-out acceptance speech by an overemotional actor
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Recent Examples of long-drawn-out
The vote-a-rama can be long-drawn-out and is often used to force lawmakers from both parties to go on the record about something - even unrelated to the core of the bill at hand - that can then be used for political purposes down the road.
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Deirdre Walsh, NPR, 19 Feb. 2025
Deirdre Walsh, NPR, 19 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for long-drawn-out
Adjective
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In lieu of a lengthy appeals process, Gilmore opted for a firing squad and was executed in 1977.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
29 Mar. 2025
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The service claimed to help answer the lengthy list of questions prospective students are asked to fill out within minutes.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Forecasters warn that ice-laden trees and power lines could fall, resulting in prolonged power outages.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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As for structural changes, nothing out there supports that prolonged pressure alone will alter your bone shape, both experts agree.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Long-drawn-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long-drawn-out. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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