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marathon

noun as in long-distance race

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Dubbed "the Oscars of gaming" by some and written off as an advertising marathon by others, it's the most-watched ceremony celebrating the industry.

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On Sunday, Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya set a new world record for the fastest marathon ever run by a woman, finishing in 2 hours, 9 minutes, and 56 seconds.

On the precipice of turning 40, somewhere halfway through this marathon of a life, I want to exhume what I feel I’ve abandoned and lost.

Adapting the book was “one of the most difficult challenges I’ve ever had as a writer,” said Zetumer, whose credits include “Patriots Day,” a dramatization of the 2013 Boston marathon bombings.

If this is a marathon, they’re at the base of Heartbreak Hill and gazing up a steady incline.

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

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