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Recent Examples of overlong
There’s no denying that Hearst’s dollar went further in that the film is overlong but beautifully framed, wonderfully optimistic about true love, and spectacularly costumed right down to the Frenchmen in tights.
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Elle Carroll, Vulture, 18 June 2024
And the slightly overlong story is helped along by a steady stream of laughs, remarkably more than expected given the premise.
—Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
In this case, the slip-up, and only then if the person on the receiving end was savvy enough to realize, was a confusingly complex and overlong password reset process.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
Folie à Deux is both overlong and empty, padded out with copious shots of characters walking down hallways or staring out of car windows.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024
Chronicling the brothers’ upbringing, the murders and everything thereafter, the series is overlong and exhausting.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 19 Sep. 2024
Charlie Hustle & the Matter of Pete Rose is still overlong and repetitive at four hours.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 July 2024
The film, which feels overlong at 145 minutes, suffers both from repetition and an over-reliance on melodramatic plot devices.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Feb. 2024
The tutorials are overlong, and the first zone is claustrophobic.
—Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 2 Feb. 2022
Elle Carroll, Vulture, 18 June 2024
And the slightly overlong story is helped along by a steady stream of laughs, remarkably more than expected given the premise.
—Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
In this case, the slip-up, and only then if the person on the receiving end was savvy enough to realize, was a confusingly complex and overlong password reset process.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
Folie à Deux is both overlong and empty, padded out with copious shots of characters walking down hallways or staring out of car windows.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024
Chronicling the brothers’ upbringing, the murders and everything thereafter, the series is overlong and exhausting.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 19 Sep. 2024
Charlie Hustle & the Matter of Pete Rose is still overlong and repetitive at four hours.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 July 2024
The film, which feels overlong at 145 minutes, suffers both from repetition and an over-reliance on melodramatic plot devices.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Feb. 2024
The tutorials are overlong, and the first zone is claustrophobic.
—Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 2 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overlong
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Any large and prolonged tariffs on China would damage all of this fragile and limited but real progress.—
Vanda Felbab-Brown,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Feb. 2025
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At all three agencies, most who lost their jobs were staff in their probationary periods — a prolonged trial period of one to two years for new employees or those who have moved to new positions within the agency — who have fewer legal worker protections.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
17 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Kraven, as played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson in longish hair and a beard but not much else that really distinguishes him (he’s ripped!—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
11 Dec. 2024
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The Goons had expensive vehicles and no curfews and longish hair that hung in their eyes.—
Rachel Monroe,
The New Yorker,
21 June 2024
Adjective
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After nearly six years of anticipation and interminable delays, the Peabody project has been scrapped by the city of Roanoke.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Feb. 2025
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The wait was interminable, but Isak was unconcerned.—
George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Intense fear of gaining weight or persistent behaviors that get in the way of weight gain, even if the person is already at a dangerously low weight.—
Daryl Austin,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
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Flick was hopeful Yamal would be available for Tuesday’s Copa del Rey semi-final first leg against Atletico Madrid but said referees should take greater action to deter persistent fouling.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The federal hiring process includes lengthy background checks, and some workers require specialized training on everything from grizzly bear safety to first aid to backcountry horse packing.—
Ruffin Prevost,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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While Trump aims to bring those supply chains onto American shores, the pandemic showed how disruptions and lengthy adjustments can produce more persistent inflation pressure.—
Howard Schneider,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Our most important trading partners are Germany, Canada, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Mexico, democratic allies that have been the targets of Donald Trump’s endless abuse and falsehoods.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
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As more guests arrived—including Kaitlyn Dever, Jodie Turner-Smith, and Dominic Sessa—the party continued in full swing, with guests mingling over wagyu taquitos, prawn croquettes, and endless flutes of Champagne.—
Paul Chi,
Vogue,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Overlong.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overlong. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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