yearslong
adjective
years·long
ˈyirz-ˈlȯŋ 
: lasting through several or many years
Torrential rains and widespread flooding in Texas have brought relief from a yearslong drought to many parts of the state.—
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After all, a yearslong belief that demographic shifts, population growth and rapid urbanization had Democrats on the cusp of flipping the nation’s most populous Republican state was seemingly in tatters after November.
—J. David Goodman, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Trump's 2017 visit to Saudi Arabia played a key role in triggering a yearslong blockade of Qatar by four Arab nations, including the kingdom.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Since 2022, McGovern-Robinett has overseen the district's special education department, which for the past year has been under close watch by the Texas Education Agency because of a yearslong backlog of overdue student evaluations.
—Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Dec. 2024
By Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times Amid concerns about protests, strikes, security and whatever might be floating in the Seine, the City of Light is about to strike a pose on its yearslong Olympics runway.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 24 July 2024
Israel could also revert to the ways of its yearslong shadow war with Iran, orchestrating some kind of bloodless cyberattack or relying on spy craft and covert actions against Iranian interests, inside or outside Iran, without claiming responsibility for them.
—Michael Levenson, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Despite official indications that China's yearslong anti-monopoly and data security crackdowns on technology companies have ended, entrepreneurs are jittery.
—Dake Kang and Elaine Kurtenbach, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2024
The case now promises to be a complex, yearslong legal battle.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 26 Jan. 2024
Both kids’ realizations started their families on a yearslong path of doctors, therapists and other experts in transgender medicine.
—Sam Metz and Amancai Biraben, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2023
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J. David Goodman, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Trump's 2017 visit to Saudi Arabia played a key role in triggering a yearslong blockade of Qatar by four Arab nations, including the kingdom.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Since 2022, McGovern-Robinett has overseen the district's special education department, which for the past year has been under close watch by the Texas Education Agency because of a yearslong backlog of overdue student evaluations.
—Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Dec. 2024
By Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times Amid concerns about protests, strikes, security and whatever might be floating in the Seine, the City of Light is about to strike a pose on its yearslong Olympics runway.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 24 July 2024
Israel could also revert to the ways of its yearslong shadow war with Iran, orchestrating some kind of bloodless cyberattack or relying on spy craft and covert actions against Iranian interests, inside or outside Iran, without claiming responsibility for them.
—Michael Levenson, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Despite official indications that China's yearslong anti-monopoly and data security crackdowns on technology companies have ended, entrepreneurs are jittery.
—Dake Kang and Elaine Kurtenbach, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2024
The case now promises to be a complex, yearslong legal battle.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 26 Jan. 2024
Both kids’ realizations started their families on a yearslong path of doctors, therapists and other experts in transgender medicine.
—Sam Metz and Amancai Biraben, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2023
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“Yearslong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yearslong. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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