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for ages

ADJECTIVE

long

Synonyms

STRONGEST

late lengthy protracted slow

STRONG

delayed diffuse dragging lingering prolonged sustained

WEAK

boundless diffusive dilatory drawn-out forever and a day limitless long-drawn-out long-winded overlong prolix tardy unending verbose without end wordy

Antonyms

WEAK

abbreviated abridged ephemeral evanescent fleeting short

ADJECTIVE

long-drawn-out

Synonyms

WEAK

boundless delayed diffuse diffusive dilatory dragging drawn-out forever and a day late lengthy limitless lingering long-winded overlong prolix prolonged protracted slow sustained tardy unending verbose without end wordy

Example Sentences

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On top of that, smaller companies have been out of favor for ages, so a rotation—which started in November last year—was overdue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The “To be, or not to be” monologue came across as a rhetorical set piece that Hamlet has been polishing for ages.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

Jazz singer Billie van der Westhuizen started using Vinted about six months ago to sell clothes and shoes she hadn't worn for ages.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025

The whirling Sufi dervishes have known for ages that dance is spiritual.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025

So he did, explaining how he’d had to search for ages and then Maya-Jade was mean to him and she ordered him to leave.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

for ages

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