as in long
lasting for a considerable time
a marathon study session the night before the exam
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Recent Examples of marathon
Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 22 May 2025
After a marathon hearing, the committee vote was 8-4, teeing up action on the House floor.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 21 May 2025
That scenario played out at the state Capitol last week as lawmakers engaged in an all-day marathon of negotiations and delays with the state Senate voting shortly before midnight on a bill to regulate artificial intelligence.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 19 May 2025
In those 21 years, Bates has run 78 marathons in all 50 states.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
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Sharing an Instagram carousel of her postpartum marathon journey, Case reflected on her triumph.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 22 May 2025
After a marathon hearing, the committee vote was 8-4, teeing up action on the House floor.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 21 May 2025
That scenario played out at the state Capitol last week as lawmakers engaged in an all-day marathon of negotiations and delays with the state Senate voting shortly before midnight on a bill to regulate artificial intelligence.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 19 May 2025
In those 21 years, Bates has run 78 marathons in all 50 states.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marathon
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Compared to other vacations, cruises are relatively long and expensive and involve many more moving parts — from getting to the departure point to your stay onboard to visiting multiple ports of call (often in foreign countries).—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
1 June 2025
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There’s a small (39 runs), inexpensive ski resort with a long season about 45 minutes south of Buffalo called Kissing Bridge.—
David Allan,
CNN Money,
31 May 2025
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Current members’ goals run the gamut from getting on the podium at an ultramarathon to simply extending the pleasure of hiking.—
Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan,
Outside Online,
9 May 2025
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Implicit in the endurance feat was also the man Booker was speaking against, who prides himself on treating podiums like ultramarathons.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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The article authored by Makary and Prasad describing the FDA’s new stance on the vaccine also contain a lengthy list of risk factors and notes that about 100 million to 200 million people will fall into this category and will thus be eligible to get the vaccine.—
Libby Richards,
The Conversation,
29 May 2025
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The umpires gathered and, after a lengthy meeting, ruled Soto out for passing Nimmo.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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Buy Now: Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil on Bookshop | Amazon | Barnes & Noble Great Black Hope, Rob Franklin (June 10) Poet Rob Franklin’s debut, Great Black Hope, is a coming-of-age whodunit about race, class, and addiction.—
Shannon Carlin,
Time,
22 May 2025
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The Monaco Grand Prix, first held in 1929, is one of the most iconic and prestigious races in motorsport.—
Erica Wertheim Zohar,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Now, people inside and outside Harvard are watching to see if Pritzker, an athlete who has frequently competed in triathlons, can outrun another round of fierce criticism.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
6 May 2025
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Building on her marathon exploits during the previous stay on the ISS, Williams became the first person to complete a triathlon while in space.—
Sean Mowbray,
Discover Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
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Belarusian competitors excel in biathlon and aerial skiing, and the two sports account for every medal but one that the nation has won at the Winter Games.—
Blythe Lawrence,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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In addition to the previous sports offered, this year's event will include alpine skiing, snowboarding, biathlon, Nordic skiing, skeleton and wheelchair curling for the first time.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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Ligor took fourth in the pentathlon at the New Balance National Indoor Pentathlon.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
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About 10,000 military athletes from over 100 countries will participate in 25 sports, including traditional games such as archery, boxing and diving, as well as military competitions like aeronautical pentathlon and naval pentathlon.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Apr. 2025
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Competing in Academics After the break, Whittemore went into his own personal experience, talking about studying for an academic decathlon where students would study all year.—
John Werner,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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One such approach is Dr. Attia’s centenarian decathlon which is described here.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Marathon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marathon. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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