monthslong

adjective

months·​long ˈmən(t)ths-ˈlȯŋ How to pronounce monthslong (audio)
: lasting through several or many months
a monthslong delay
Federer goes on one of his monthslong winning benders …L. Jon Wertheim

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The country is politically polarized over the monthslong detention of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Zia Ur-Rehman, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2024 This decision fulfilled a monthslong request from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and coincided with reports of North Korean troops assisting Russia. Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024 Stronger-than-expected wage gains for the month pushed up average hourly earnings to 4.1% over the past year, reversing a monthslong trend of cooling there. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 7 June 2024 The most recent ads appear to be an extension of a monthslong effort that started in Georgia to expand the discretion of county election officials ahead of the November contest. Phoebe Petrovic, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for monthslong 

Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of monthslong was in 1898

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“Monthslong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monthslong. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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