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View definitions for prolonged

prolonged

adjective as in extended

adjective as in drawn-out

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But medical experts say being able to take advantage of American health care almost certainly prolonged his life.

A few hours after the prolonged exposure to Duncan, Williams and her fetus died of overwhelming Ebola infection.

In fact, the pilot is actually a prolonged rant against the very behaviors that many people wrongfully assume the show celebrates.

But McCrum withdrew his name in 2010, as the prolonged nomination process stalled his law practice.

A woman, sixty-eight, suffers a heart attack and goes into prolonged cardiac arrest.

I am thankful that prolonged mourning is out of date; it made a fright of me and was getting on my nerves.

It was a severe and prolonged operation, p. 182but saved my life and re-established my health.

Then, lifting its head and muzzle to the sky, it opened its long jaws and gave vent to a dismal and prolonged howling.

The prolonged and doubtful struggle naturally wearied out the patience of the non-combatants behind Gillies Hill.

This condition prolonged the separation of our faith from science for fifteen hundred years after its beginning.

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On this page you'll find 35 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to prolonged, such as: dull, lengthened, protracted, drawn-out, lengthy, and tedious.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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