as in long
lasting for a considerable time
a marathon study session the night before the exam
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Recent Examples of marathon
Sommer Brugal, Axios, 31 Jan. 2025
It’s known for its unique programming, including all-night movie marathons dedicated to specific directors and franchises and 70mm screenings of classic and foreign films.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025
Sometimes, the person claims the best gel for a half marathon is, well, absolutely none at all, or that no athlete needs calories during training.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 28 Jan. 2025
The marathon performance, which is set to take place over the course of 22 hours, will be held at London's Southbank Centre on April 24.
—Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
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The painting is split up into three panels for each race — 5k, half and marathon — with bright pinks, blues and oranges.
—Sommer Brugal, Axios, 31 Jan. 2025
It’s known for its unique programming, including all-night movie marathons dedicated to specific directors and franchises and 70mm screenings of classic and foreign films.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025
Sometimes, the person claims the best gel for a half marathon is, well, absolutely none at all, or that no athlete needs calories during training.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 28 Jan. 2025
The marathon performance, which is set to take place over the course of 22 hours, will be held at London's Southbank Centre on April 24.
—Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marathon
Adjective
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The world's finest geographers, experts who study the Earth's natural environment, have concluded a decades long council and determined that a Great Lake deserves to be named after a great state.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Augustine suggests creating a longer base resume that lists every skill, accomplishment and added value.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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At the finish line of the 2015 Western States Endurance Run, arguably the most famous and most prestigious American ultramarathon, the crowd suddenly became energized.—
Brendan Leonard,
Outside Online,
5 Nov. 2024
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By being both an emergency room doctor and an ultramarathon runner, La Jolla resident Russ Reinbolt sees himself as being in a position to inspire.—
Ashley Mackin-Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Jan. 2024
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Vitale, one of the most recognizable voices in US sports announcing known for his bombastic style and love of the game, had previously had lengthy battles with lymphoma, vocal cord and lymph node cancer.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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Zach Seidl, a spokesperson for Bass, praised Soboroff’s lengthy record in the city, working to develop Playa Vista, bringing Staples Center — now Crypto.com Arena — to downtown and serving on the Board of Police Commissioners.—
Julia Wick,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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Context: Black and Latino families are fighting school inequality by filing lawsuits, challenging rigid school boundaries and pushing for more resources to poor districts, as previously reported by Axios' senior race and justice reporter Russell Contreras.—
April Rubin,
Axios,
15 Feb. 2025
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In fact, not a single driver has died in a NASCAR race since that tragic day in February of 2001, no doubt saying the lives of countless drivers.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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The revelation that the Y-Foil was designed not for triathlons but for the cobblestones of Europe was almost harder to believe than the whole George Plimpton thing.—
Eben Weiss,
Outside Online,
22 Nov. 2024
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Cycling routes from these triathlon events will also be rolled into the Rouvy platform — handy for those training for one of the 194 future triathlons currently listed on the Ironman website.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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The current edition of Invictus is the Games' seventh cycle, where the winter sports of alpine skiing, snowboarding, Nordic skiing, biathlon, skeleton and wheelchair curling have been added to the roster (in addition to Invictus' core sports) for the first time.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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As a Games legacy, future users will be able to experience biathlon without the safety risks and environmental impact associated with live fire ammunition.—
Elizabeth Stanton,
Fox News,
22 Jan. 2025
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The Meet of Champions pentathlon champion (3,378) also placed fourth in New Englands with a 14.81 in the 100-meter hurdles.—
Brian Roach,
Boston Herald,
19 July 2024
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The game is a six-legged pentathlon that takes place on a rainbow track.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
26 Dec. 2024
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Several new sports debuted at the 1904 Games, including boxing, freestyle wrestling, decathlon and a dumbbells event.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Jan. 2025
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Tom Holland's Peter has a favorite bodega, chases bad guys through backyards, and struggles to mix superhero-ing with the academic decathlon.—
Darren Franich,
EW.com,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Marathon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marathon. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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