1
: relating to or fit for long distances
long-range rockets
2
: involving or taking into account a long period of time
long-range planning

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Kyle Williams, Washington State (No. 91) Williams, who may not be physically imposing to NFL defenses but brings the key attributes the Bills likely will be looking for in a rotational Z receiver with some long-range starting potential. Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025 Russia has hammered Ukraine's cities, military sites and critical infrastructure with persistent long-range missile strikes for more than three years since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025 Its long-range climate forecasts are core to the Defense Department’s five-year planning for each of its global Geographic Combatant Commands that divide jurisdiction for U.S. forces around the world, according to a Rand report. Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2025 But even with that long-range strategy, the property tax phase-out faces an uphill struggle, having sparked objections from Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration and from the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities. Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 23 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for long-range

Word History

First Known Use

1809, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of long-range was in 1809

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“Long-range.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long-range. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

long-range

adjective
-ˈrānj
1
: relating to or fit for long distances
a long-range gun
2
: long-term
long-range planning

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