prolonged; prolonging; prolongs
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Additives are used to prolong the shelf life of packaged food.
High interest rates were prolonging the recession.
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Rather than helping my family heal, Dylann Roof's death sentence prolongs our pain.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
They are met by a broken system that prolongs and profits off their suffering.
—Amy Fischer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
There will always be another holiday, birthday and other excuses to prolong a relationship that has run its course.
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
Another standout feature includes channel stitching to prevent the stuffing from bunching and drifting, prolonging its plushness season after season.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Jan. 2025
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
They are met by a broken system that prolongs and profits off their suffering.
—Amy Fischer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
There will always be another holiday, birthday and other excuses to prolong a relationship that has run its course.
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
Another standout feature includes channel stitching to prevent the stuffing from bunching and drifting, prolonging its plushness season after season.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for prolong
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“Prolong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prolong. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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prolong
verb
pro·long
prə-ˈlȯŋ 
: to make longer in time
prolonged the visit
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