monthslong

adjective

months·​long ˈmən(t)ths-ˈlȯŋ How to pronounce monthslong (audio)
: lasting through several or many months
a monthslong delay
Federer goes on one of his monthslong winning benders …—L. Jon Wertheim

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But a monthslong migration crisis in the Spanish exclave, which Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia will visit on Tuesday for the first time, has exposed divisions in a place that bills itself as a beacon of coexistence. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 Those operations consisted of 40 straight days of combat operations beginning February 28, followed by participation in an ongoing, monthslong blockade of Iran in and around the Strait of Hormuz, according to a press release. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026 That ruling came after a monthslong legal battle to try to keep some or all of the report from the public. — Liv Caputo, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026 The Pentagon is informing more than 2 million current and former military members that their personnel records storing sensitive personal information were stolen over a monthslong compromise of one of its networks. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for monthslong

Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of monthslong was in 1898

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“Monthslong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monthslong. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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