monthlong

adjective

month·​long ˈmən(t)th-ˈlȯŋ How to pronounce monthlong (audio)
: lasting a month

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The Kansas City Streetcar Authority said in a news release that ridership continues to skyrocket during the monthlong international soccer tournament that’s brought a surge of foreign fans to the city. Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026 Gas prices in Florida were 16 cents per gallon higher on Monday than a week earlier, as stations tried to balance a monthlong decline with losses incurred in March and April when prices spiked with the start of the war with Iran. News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026 Greenwald’s husband had just returned from a monthlong stint in Rwanda, teaching pediatric urgent care. Melanie Thernstrom, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 The league overhauled the competition in 2024, replacing the monthlong tournament with a winner-take-all match between the reigning NWSL champion (Gotham) and the previous season’s Shield winner (Kansas City) — a format modeled after the Super Cups contested across Europe. Asli Pelit, New York Times, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for monthlong

Word History

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of monthlong was in 1843

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“Monthlong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monthlong. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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