weeklong

adjective

week·​long ˈwēk-ˈlȯŋ How to pronounce weeklong (audio)
: lasting a week

Examples of weeklong in a Sentence

We attended a weeklong training conference in Atlanta.
Recent Examples on the Web Five weeklong expeditions had come up empty, until now. Max Chesnes, Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2024 Lawmakers return to Washington, D.C., after a weeklong recess Tuesday to resume legislative duties and advance a slate of must-pass spending bills. Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 June 2024 Moraine Valley hosts Health Careers Bootcamp Moraine Valley Community College partnered with Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital to present a weeklong Health Careers Bootcamp to introduce high school students to a variety of medical careers. Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2024 The guilty verdict, handed down by a jury in Delaware after about three hours of deliberations, capped a weeklong trial in which prosecutors elicited testimony from Biden’s ex-wife, an ex-girlfriend and his sister-in-law turned lover. Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for weeklong 

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Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of weeklong was in 1847

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“Weeklong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weeklong. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

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