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Recent Examples of long-winded O’Neal took to Instagram early Friday (May 10) to serve up a scintillating and long-winded response on his Instagram featuring a photo that had Sharpe ranked at the No. 51 best player of all time. Michael Saponara, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019 One woman has a Hollywood-style trick for keeping her husband's stories from getting too long-winded. Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024 This adjective can be used to describe someone who is long-winded with their speech 2. CNN, 25 Jan. 2024 By his usual taciturn standards, that almost qualifies as being long-winded. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2023

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“Long-winded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long-winded. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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