long-acting
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of long-acting
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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Cornell University scientists have taken a major step toward developing a safe, reversible, long-acting and 100% effective nonhormonal male contraceptive, considered the holy grail of male contraception.
From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026
If a patient’s body is already producing GLP-1 at normal or elevated levels, prescribing a long-acting agonist isn’t correcting a deficit; it may be amplifying a signal that’s already there.
From Slate • Mar. 22, 2026
Some of the women decided to take a long-acting contraceptive method, instead of the birth control pills, because they were worried about funding being cut again, she added.
From Salon • Feb. 9, 2026
No, seriously: Analysts with the firm see potential in Eylea HD, Regeneron’s long-acting eye injection.
From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026
Metsera’s obesity portfolio, which includes a long-acting injection that would require fewer shots than Lilly’s drugs, clearly has potential to compete in that category.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025
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