as in forevers
a long or seemingly long period of time
they should be here before long
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Recent Examples of longs
Beandrea July, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
This tells you that the profit-takers aren’t being super-aggressive and that the longs are staying put.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
If demand for longs is stronger, long traders pay the fee to short traders; if sentiment flips bearish, shorts pay longs instead.
—Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
In an Osorno guesthouse, eight-year-old María longs for her absent parents.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025
Mine longs not for constant contact or suffocating devotion, but for a… partnership.
—Tj MacIas, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Verb
One longs to see a full scene of Candy in action onscreen or in a home video, rather than just snippets.
—Beandrea July, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
This tells you that the profit-takers aren’t being super-aggressive and that the longs are staying put.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
If demand for longs is stronger, long traders pay the fee to short traders; if sentiment flips bearish, shorts pay longs instead.
—Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
In an Osorno guesthouse, eight-year-old María longs for her absent parents.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025
Mine longs not for constant contact or suffocating devotion, but for a… partnership.
—Tj MacIas, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for longs
ages
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But this season will be the first time in ages that Boumedienne, now 18, starts on a level playing field with his peers.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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In 2021, Phillips disappeared with his three children — Jayda, Maverick and Ember, now believed to be ages 9, 10 and 12 — after an alleged dispute with their mother, per police.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Longs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/longs. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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