prolonged; prolonging; prolongs
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Additives are used to prolong the shelf life of packaged food.
High interest rates were prolonging the recession.
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The gamification of wildfire containment has raised ethical questions about a system that could, in theory, offers gamblers a perverse incentive to find ways to prolong the devastation in order to win their bets.
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Grady lectures Blake on the fragility of life, teaching tough-love survival skills as a means of prolonging it.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 15 Jan. 2025
History tells us that prolonged decelerations like this one are rare and finite.
—Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
With a 12-month extension prolonging his deal to 2026, Newcastle could command a reasonable fee for the 27-year-old, who has dropped out of the starting XI.
—James McNicholas, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Grady lectures Blake on the fragility of life, teaching tough-love survival skills as a means of prolonging it.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 15 Jan. 2025
History tells us that prolonged decelerations like this one are rare and finite.
—Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
With a 12-month extension prolonging his deal to 2026, Newcastle could command a reasonable fee for the 27-year-old, who has dropped out of the starting XI.
—James McNicholas, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Prolong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prolong. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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prolong
verb
pro·long
prə-ˈlȯŋ 
: to make longer in time
prolonged the visit
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