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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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Adjective
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The list of spices and aromatics in this jerk paste is lengthy, but the method is simple.—
Lynda Balslev,
The Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2025 -
In exchange, Israel released 121 Palestinian prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment for deadly terror attacks and an additional 79 prisoners serving lengthy sentences.—
Efrat Lachter,
Fox News,
26 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Maybe a very long time: A webinar put on by California Communities Against Toxics warned that the amount of ash that the fires had generated would take years to excavate, and created public-health risks.—
Katharine Gammon,
The Atlantic,
19 Jan. 2025
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Lucas was a Miami Herald first-team All-County football selection as a senior at American Heritage and was also a standout sprinter and long jumper on the Patriots’ track and field team.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
19 Jan. 2025
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White scored 23 points, including 16 in the third quarter, in Saturday’s win over the Dallas Mavericks, snapping out of a prolonged shooting slump.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
28 Jan. 2025
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The Mid-Atlantic states have felt prolonged cold snaps: Washington, D.C., has seen temperatures 6 degrees below average; Philadelphia 5 degrees below average and New York City around 4 degrees below average, according to Accuweather.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Long-drawn-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long-drawn-out. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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