protract
verb (used with object)
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lengthy, enduring, drawn-out, sustained, extensive, lingering, continued, recurrent, continuous, continuing, persistent, continual, running, stretch, prolonged, towering, elongate, dragging, elongated, lastingExamples from the Web for protracted
Contemporary Examples of protracted
“We need to be prepared for a protracted campaign in Gaza,” Netanyahu said Monday.
Without taking gradual steps, an individual is at increased risk of protracted PTSD and depression.
Yet four years later, after a protracted series of court fights, Mindi does not have her daughter back.
“Protracted handcuffing is liable to damage nerves that affect the functioning of the hands,” says the report.
After protracted and bitter months, we will know whether Republicans want a real chance again in presidential contests.
Historical Examples of protracted
It's a revival meeting; a protracted meeting, that's what it is.
In the Midst of AlarmsRobert Barr
I spare the reader the protracted journal of a lover's hopes and fears.
Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10)Maria Edgeworth
And to a protracted residence on one of the Pamarung Islands?
The Monster MenEdgar Rice Burroughs
This, then, was the mysterious point which protracted the investigations.
The Three Cities Trilogy, CompleteEmile Zola
In this tedious and protracted inquiry he had no instructor, nor assistant, nor adviser.
Self-HelpSamuel Smiles