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Definitions for prolonged
pro·longed
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Princeton's WordNet
drawn-out, extended, lengthy, prolonged, protractedadjective
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
"a drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged and bitter struggle"; "protracted negotiations"
elongated, extended, lengthened, prolongedadjective
drawn out or made longer spatially
"Picasso's elongated Don Quixote"; "lengthened skirts are fashionable this year"; "the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes"; "a prolonged black line across the page"
Wiktionary
prolongedadjective
lengthy in duration; extended; protracted.
ChatGPT
prolonged
Prolonged refers to something that is continuing for a longer time than usual or more than expected. It indicates an extension or lengthening in duration or time.
Webster Dictionary
Prolonged
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Entomology
Prolonged
extended or lengthened beyond ordinary limits.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of prolonged in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of prolonged in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of prolonged in a Sentence
It shouldn't be as prolonged as it has been, and under no circumstances should it be indefinite.
The Fed needs to secure both price stability and financial stability, something that it has failed to so recently, having already dug itself, and the US economy, into a big hole with its prolonged mischaracterization of inflation and flip-flopping policies, it can ill afford another slippage in what is proving to be the biggest policy mistake in the last four decades.
BP is moving into something of a holding pattern, as it positions itself for a potentially prolonged period of lower oil prices, the company has reiterated its protective nature regarding the dividend, where a yield of 5 percent is a key attraction given the current interest rate backdrop.
Talent is nothing but a prolonged period of attention and a shortened period of mental assimilation.
We do not seek inflation that substantially exceeds 2 percent, nor do we seek inflation above 2 percent for a prolonged period.
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- فترة طويلةArabic
- prodlouženaCzech
- forlængetDanish
- παρατεταμένοςGreek
- prolongadoSpanish
- طولانی مدتPersian
- pitkällinen, pitkitetty, pitkittynytFinnish
- prolongéFrench
- लंबाHindi
- meghosszabbítottHungarian
- երկարաձգեցArmenian
- berkepanjanganIndonesian
- prolungatoItalian
- ממושךHebrew
- 長引くJapanese
- 연장Korean
- prolongenturLatin
- auroaMāori
- langdurigDutch
- forlengetNorwegian
- przedłużonyPolish
- prolongadoPortuguese
- prelung, îndelungatRomanian
- длительныйRussian
- långvarig, utdragenSwedish
- దీర్ఘకాలంTelugu
- ยืดเยื้อThai
- uzunTurkish
- kéo dàiVietnamese
- פּראָלאָנגעדYiddish
- 经久Chinese
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