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longstanding

[ lawng-stan-ding, long- ]

adjective

  1. existing or occurring for a long time:

    a longstanding feud.

    Synonyms: long-lasting, lasting, enduring



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Word History and Origins

Origin of longstanding1

First recorded in 1595–1605; long 1 + standing

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Example Sentences

Around half the Baluch in the province are unemployed, a result, say rights groups, of longstanding marginalization by Tehran.

But in 1969, a longstanding practice was challenged—its ban on women.

So maybe we should take a lesson from women with brass ovaries: comedy and feminism are longstanding bedfellows.

From Joan Rivers to Marlo Thomas to Lena Dunham, comedy and feminism have been longstanding bedfellows.

A friendship or a smile cannot move longstanding, deeply held beliefs.

David Hulse, junior author, is a native of Decatur, and his interest in archaeology is as longstanding as Cambron's.

Even longstanding members of the party have been publicly criticized for subscribing to religious views and practices.

At the age of seventy-three he succumbed to a longstanding asthma.

Fatia Negra is a guest of longstanding at the hut in the ice valley, and never goes thither empty handed.

An infusion of fresh blood is sometimes the best remedy for longstanding disease and weakness, especially in social organizations.

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