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long period

noun as in long run

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But on the show you could actually tell it narratively over a long period of time.

Then, after a long period off, I started again with a GoT cosplay.

After a long period of convalescence following her breakdown, she breathes a sigh of relief when she is able to write.

But when things turn around, when the economy grows at a decent clip for a long period of time, the process works in reverse.

Edis said: “Over a long period of time Bettina Jordan Barber sold a lot of information for a considerable amount of money.”

An insolent overbearing steward had reigned absolute monarch of the soil, during a long period of fifteen years.

She survived him for quite a long period and helped her son Phileas win his success.

Protection from the cold was also sought in caverns and rock shelters, and for a very long period man remained a cave-dweller.

Her children were to her what they are to many mothers for a long period of time,—a sort of renewal of their own existence.

That day was the beginning of a long period of gaiety for the pleasure-loving city.

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On this page you'll find 6 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to long period, such as: long haul, distant future, long duration, long-term, and remote future.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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