Synonym: drawn-out, elongated, extended, lengthened, lengthy, protracted. Similar words: prolong, no longer, so long, longer, so long as, any longer, longevity, prologue. Meaning: [prə'lɔŋd /-lɒŋd] adj. 1. relatively long in duration; tediously protracted 2. drawn out or made longer spatially 3. (of illness) developing slowly or of long duration.
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91. She did not want a prolonged discussion, she wanted only that he should go away.
92. This deficiency proved fatal when the dollar faced a prolonged confidence crisis in the early 1970s.
93. It was costly and prolonged, with the lines swaying back and forth, and with the issue unsettled at sundown.
94. It is a proven fact, however, that prolonged high altitude reduces intelligence. I rest my case.
95. Prolonged sitting also makes you restless, tired, and distracted, which weakens your writing style.
96. The true effect on wild dolphin populations of prolonged exposure to chemical pollutants is hard to measure.
97. Even after prolonged secondary hyperaldosteronism,[sentencedict.com] human sweat still contains significant amounts of sodium.
98. However, prolonged drought, and in Matebeleland armed conflict, have limited its effectiveness.
99. Large firms have the expectation that prolonged recession will provoke assistance from at least some parts of the bureaucracy.
100. But the prolonged depression of the inter-war period upset this relationship, causing the quantity theory to fall into disrepute.
101. Prolonged correspondence with the Department of the Environment revealed that there were no plans for restoration.
102. Symmetric peripheral neuropathy may occur after prolonged use of the drug.
103. Like the political career of the man who envisioned it, the satellite may face a prolonged period in cold storage.
104. This is followed by a midday feed and another rest, which is in turn followed by a prolonged evening feed.
105. The main approach will be through fairly frequent and prolonged human contact.
106. A student undergoes a prolonged period of performing stamina exercises aimed at raising the heart rate and improving overall fitness.
107. It is clearly inappropriate to involve Julie in a prolonged conversation as soon as she arrives on the ward.
108. The prolonged federal government shutdown could not have come at a worse time for businessman Herb Stein.
109. The noonday sun beat down fiercely; dusty air carried the stink of rotting garlic after a prolonged dry spell.
110. The most common abnormality in our patients was isolated impairment of prolonged squeezing.
111. I remember the close of each of those weekend nights as a prolonged farewell.
112. This prolonged tension travels up to your shoulders,[http://sentencedict.com] neck and face and increases muscle tension in these areas.
113. Her prolonged absence had affected his concentration, and he'd made a hash of the signature of Percy Bysshe Shelley.
114. I was recently at the funeral of a friend, who had died after a prolonged illness from cancer.
115. Could her refusal be part of a prolonged grief reaction to her sister's death and to her miserable marriage?
116. In another study, prolonged oesophageal transit in a group of patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease persisted after a surgical antireflux procedure.
117. There may be a gradual or prolonged build-up of the episode rather than the abrupt onset typical of an epileptic seizure.
118. There is a tendency for illnesses to become more prolonged, less intense and for the recovery to be slower.
119. The high gas prices and long lines were prolonged by government interference in the private sector.
120. However, after a prolonged legal battle, Fleiss said she is ready to end her standoff with state authorities.
More similar words: prolong, no longer, so long, longer, so long as, any longer, longevity, prologue, winged, long., long, along, colon, deranged, oblong, for long, not long, long for, belong, colony, challenged, estranged, get along, furlong, long ago, go along, all along, lifelong, long-haul, long-term.