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- adjective
lengthy in duration;extended ;protracted . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
prolong .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
- adjective drawn out or made longer spatially
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Examples
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You have a mindset which is what I call the prolonged opposition trauma, said Kassem.
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You have a mindset which is what I call the prolonged opposition trauma, said Kassem.
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You have a mindset which is what I call the prolonged opposition trauma, said Kassem.
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After a long period of subdued friction on the subject it appears that his endurance of what he called prolonged starvation actually broke down.
The Private Life of Henry Maitland Roberts, Morley, 1857-1942 1912
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But it also threatens to leave them in prolonged limbo, stuck in homes they still can't afford and waiting for the foreclosure process to begin anew.
In foreclosure controversy, problems run deeper than flawed paperwork Brady Dennis 2010
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But it also threatens to leave them in prolonged limbo, stuck in homes they still can't afford and waiting for the foreclosure process to begin anew.
In foreclosure controversy, problems run deeper than flawed paperwork Brady Dennis 2010
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She tried to battle through a severe psychosis—in other words, a prolonged bout of madness—without being hospitalised.
Henry’s Demons Patrick Cockburn 2011
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But it also threatens to leave them in prolonged limbo, stuck in homes they still can't afford and waiting for the foreclosure process to begin anew.
Loan chaos may pose wider peril Brady Dennis 2010
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She tried to battle through a severe psychosis—in other words, a prolonged bout of madness—without being hospitalised.
Henry’s Demons Patrick Cockburn 2011
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Reminding me for all the world of wooden-faced commissars delivering set speeches to "the masses," who from time to time were expected to break out in "prolonged, stormy applause," city officials tried to ensure from the start that no real dialogue would take place.
Archive 2009-10-01 2009
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