hour-long
adjective
variants
or less commonly hourlong
: lasting an hour
an hour-long commute
hour-long television shows
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The hour-long skate was nothing out of the ordinary.
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Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
The audience becomes the real star of the hour-long family-friendly theatrical experience featuring grand illusions, mind reading and magic.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
In a nearly hour-long closing argument, Megan Byrne, an ACLU attorney representing Villanueva, recounted Kansas’ long history of violence against Black residents and how discrimination had contributed to distrust of the legal system over time.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
But imagine my surprise when I was immersed in an hour-long, slow, deep stretch.
—Jasmine Browley, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2024
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Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
The audience becomes the real star of the hour-long family-friendly theatrical experience featuring grand illusions, mind reading and magic.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
In a nearly hour-long closing argument, Megan Byrne, an ACLU attorney representing Villanueva, recounted Kansas’ long history of violence against Black residents and how discrimination had contributed to distrust of the legal system over time.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
But imagine my surprise when I was immersed in an hour-long, slow, deep stretch.
—Jasmine Browley, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Hour-long.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hour-long. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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