as in to lengthen
to make longer
would like to prolong our vacation by any means possible
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Recent Examples of prolong
This once again demonstrates that Russia seeks to prolong the war and postpone peace for as long as possible.
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Barak Ravid, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
This mental loop can intensify and prolong an emotion far beyond its natural course.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
However, Del Mar residents and others opposed to a tunnel, the only option for an inland train route, have raised questions that prolonged preliminary studies and a possible completion date.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
The current de facto Moroccan sovereignty only prolongs Sahrawis’ exile, and an escalation would carry steep costs for all sides.
—Hannah Rae Armstrong, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
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Barak Ravid, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
This mental loop can intensify and prolong an emotion far beyond its natural course.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
However, Del Mar residents and others opposed to a tunnel, the only option for an inland train route, have raised questions that prolonged preliminary studies and a possible completion date.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
The current de facto Moroccan sovereignty only prolongs Sahrawis’ exile, and an escalation would carry steep costs for all sides.
—Hannah Rae Armstrong, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prolong
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This has lengthened container transit times by one-to-two weeks, in most instances.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Mar. 2025
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Here in New Mexico, our growing season has lengthened since the 1970s, even as stream flows have decreased.—
Laura Paskus,
The Denver Post,
11 Mar. 2025
Verb
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By Friday, Trump signed an executive order that extended the delay to all products under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, USMCA, which is a free trade agreement signed during Trump’s first term.—
Isabel Danzis,
ABC News,
9 Mar. 2025
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Israel wants to extend the first phase of the deal to continue the exchange of hostages, alive and deceased, in return for the continued release of Palestinian prisoners and the flow of higher volumes of aid into Gaza – but without any commitment to permanently ending the war.—
Lauren Izso,
CNN,
9 Mar. 2025
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As Diop improves his shooting touch from outside, his value will only increase.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2025
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Weather experts predict that the tornadoes will increase to a strength of EF4 by Saturday, with hurricane-force winds at a speed of more than 74 mph, CNN reported.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Prolong.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prolong. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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