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View synonyms for prolonged

prolonged

[ pruh-lawngd, -longd ]

adjective

  1. lasting a long time; lengthy:

    Regular or prolonged absence from school without a valid reason may result in the absentee being barred from examinations.

  2. lengthened or extended in time or space:

    Technological innovations in the ICU have led to artificially prolonged life, with associated costs.

    Abnormally shortened or prolonged telomeres are a hallmark of cancer.



verb

  1. the simple past tense and past participle of prolong ( def ).

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Other Words From

  • un·pro·longed adjective
  • well-pro·longed adjective

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Example Sentences

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I am thankful that prolonged mourning is out of date; it made a fright of me and was getting on my nerves.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