1
as in elongated
of great extent from end to end
giraffes have long necks to help them reach leaves on tall trees
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2
as in lengthy
lasting for a considerable time
if it's boring, even a movie with a running time of 90 minutes can seem long
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as in perennially
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as in months
a long or seemingly long period of time
they should be here before long
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Recent Examples of long
Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
But now James was battling a recurrence of cancer, his legs wrapped in mystery wounds that took too long to diagnose.
—Nina E. Cerfolio, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Emma Specter, Vogue, 26 Apr. 2025
The holidaying family bought food from a stall not long before the attack.
—Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
Paul Tassi, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
There may be nothing a new parent longs for more than a full night's sleep, which could explain the sudden interest in the butter trend.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 7 Mar. 2025
Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2025
The two were always together at practices and at games, longing to be on the field while also supporting each other.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Thomas had a long and prolific career, right up to his final years, despite his health woes and a famously cranky personality that could curdle soup across the room.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
But now James was battling a recurrence of cancer, his legs wrapped in mystery wounds that took too long to diagnose.
—Nina E. Cerfolio, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Adverb
Okay, wait, after a very long double and triple-crossing sequence…Emily is arrested?
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 26 Apr. 2025
The holidaying family bought food from a stall not long before the attack.
—Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
That may seem like a stretch, as could this show actually last this long?
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
There may be nothing a new parent longs for more than a full night's sleep, which could explain the sudden interest in the butter trend.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
For an athletic department longing for stabilization, Washington could be that.
—Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2025
The two were always together at practices and at games, longing to be on the field while also supporting each other.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for long
Adjective
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Despite looking and feeling like one elongated shot, the episode was actually filmed in four chunks since production could only shoot for about 90 minutes a day.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
26 Mar. 2025
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Finally, the shape of Earth's orbit can change slightly, from more elongated to less elongated (our average distance from the sun doesn't change).—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Born Karol Wojtyla in Poland, John Paul’s lengthy three decades in the Vatican were marked with very prominent situations for the Catholic Church.—
Charles Creitz,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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But the resulting, lengthy insurgencies in Afghanistan and Iraq proved that this vision of quick victories was a fallacy.—
MICHAEL BROWN,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Even a Please Don’t Destroy video about Madison pining to do a prestige TV show about SpongeBob SquarePants, with Madison made up as Squidward, was a recycled idea from when Bad Bunny appeared as Shrek.—
Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, a young Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Cameron James burned, pined, and perished for Kat's sister Bianca (Larisa Oleynik) — but was only allowed to date her if Kat found a suitor.—
Danny Horn,
EW.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The tusk, which is actually an elongated tooth, is mainly found in males and can grow up to 10 feet long.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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Chaos is a constant for the outdoor winter sport with single-elimination playoffs that relies on the bounces of an elongated sphere.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Her parents were at pretty much every game, whether just across town or in the far corners of the state.—
Jenni Carlson,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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The best compost bins used to be strictly utilitarian—plastic, bulky DIY pails usually banished under the sink or to the far corner of the yard.—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
17 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The children whose lives were changed forever by the bombing were different ages with various backgrounds.—
Jenni Carlson,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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But the facility wasn’t up to snuff for NASCAR to return in 2014 — a product of the facility getting worse with time — and at that point, the racing seemed forever lost.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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As the years went by, more money started to flow through this ecosystem, which was welcomed by many who were yearning for the legitimization of the budding social media industry.—
Solo Ceesay,
Rolling Stone,
22 Apr. 2025
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Few people wanted Roman Reigns in the main event of WrestleMania XXXI — he’d been shoved into the spotlight quickly and awkwardly and not even having the Rock raise Roman’s hand at that year’s Royal Rumble could buy him the enthusiasm the WWE yearned for.—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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At the current trajectory, Windows 10 will likely still be on around half of all Windows machines when its extended support deadline expires in October.—
Barry Collins,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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He’s retired from working and, because of osteoarthritis, can no longer sit at chanoyu ceremonies for extended periods of time.—
Nathan Pugh,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Long.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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