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Prolonged

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Adjective

1. drawn-out, extended, lengthy, prolonged, protracted

relatively long in duration; tediously protracted

Example Sentences:
'a drawn-out argument'
'an extended discussion'
'a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law'
'a prolonged and bitter struggle'
'protracted negotiations'

2. elongated, extended, lengthened, prolonged

drawn out or made longer spatially

Example Sentences:
'Picasso's elongated Don Quixote'
'lengthened skirts are fashionable this year'
'the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes'
'a prolonged black line across the page'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Prolonged

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adjective
drawn-out; lengthened or extended in time
a prolonged period of low interest rates
a prolonged drought

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Prolonged

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tr.v. pro·longed, pro·long·ing, pro·longs
To lengthen in duration; protract: factors that prolong the drug's effect.

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