prolonged
Example Sentences
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Across these areas, marine darkwaves ranged from brief events lasting only a few days to prolonged episodes that persisted for more than two months.
From Science Daily
In 2025, these effects contributed to severe flooding and disruption across much of Southeast Asia, prolonged drought in the Middle East, and flooding in Mexico and the Pacific Northwest.
From Science Daily
A study published in Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology found that prolonged heat waves can disrupt hive temperature control and lead to noticeable declines in colony populations.
From Science Daily
Intense competition in China has sparked a prolonged price war as rivals cut prices to win customers while local consumers have moved to tech-heavy domestic models.
A blip in stocks and bonds could easily give way to a prolonged market decline.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
