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  • adj.long
  • adj.chronic

synonyms for protracted

  • continued
  • drawn-out
  • enduring
  • extensive
  • lengthy
  • lingering
  • sustained
  • dragging
  • elongate
  • elongated
  • enlarged
  • expanded
  • lasting
  • lengthened
  • prolonged
  • running
  • stretch
  • stretched
  • stretching
  • towering
  • deep
  • distant
  • far-off
  • far-reaching
  • faraway
  • gangling
  • great
  • high
  • lanky
  • lofty
  • long-drawn-out
  • longish
  • outstretched
  • overlong
  • rangy
  • remote
  • spread-out
  • spun out
  • stringy
  • tall
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The sandwich chain recently had to defend its bread, too, after Ireland’s Supreme Court ruled that, as part of a protracted legal and tax battle, Subway’s hoagie-style rolls did not meet the country’s definition of a staple bread.
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While both companies felt they could have successfully fought the DOJ in court, protracted litigation made the merger route untenable, particularly for a startup like Plaid, which was founded in 2013.
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On December 2, after a protracted disagreement over the release of a research paper, Google forced out its ethical AI co-lead, Timnit Gebru.
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Douglas’s worry was that this scenario would set us up for a protracted constitutional crisis, one without any clear resolution.
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That’s why, if you ask buyers what impact the protracted election has had on the mood of advertisers or if it has affected ad spend, you’ll hear that there hasn’t been much change.
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During a protracted skinny dipping scene, viewers get to see each actor’s prosthetic penis.
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These dreamy, Madonna-like beauties are the result of the most severe and protracted study.
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Now, after a weary march and a protracted fight in the burning sun, some of the men deliberately lay down to die.
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The previous year had seen the English miners beaten after a protracted struggle.
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It may be that this my lot may be protracted from month to month, even till I grow grey in my captivity.
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WORDS RELATED TO PROTRACTED

  • adjourned
  • assessed
  • charged
  • delayed
  • funded
  • held up
  • in waiting
  • indebted
  • negotiated
  • on hold
  • on the shelf
  • pigeonholed
  • postponed
  • prolonged
  • protracted
  • remanded
  • renegotiated
  • scrubbed
  • stalled
  • staved off
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.