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View definitions for prolonged

prolonged

adjective as in extended

adjective as in drawn-out

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"They are causing tremendous suffering that is prolonged over days, sometimes weeks. There seems to be a real pleasure being taken in causing pain."

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In 2005, on the same day he finished recording “Everything In Transit,” McMahon was admitted to the hospital after complaining of a prolonged sore throat and fatigue.

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During a prolonged period of unemployment, those two questions are constant.

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Without American help Israel could not have attacked Gaza with such ruthless and prolonged force.

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What’s unfolding before our eyes will eventually tell us if we are living at the beginning of another clampdown or a mere hiccup in a prolonged cabaret.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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