protracted
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6.6
- adjective
- /prəˈtræktɪd/
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prolongado
- After a protracted discussion, they finally reached an agreement on the new policy.
- protracted conflict
- protracted period
- protracted war
These may be people with a protracted, low grade long term depressive state.
- These may be people with a protracted, low grade long term depressive state.
- As Derek noted, climate change doesn't allow us time for protracted research with no action.
- And it just would be hard for us to sustain any protracted conventional war.
- But focusing in on that watershed moment masks that much more protracted evolution that both preceded and followed it.
- And so this is Colombia and this is in the context of other countries that are coming out from protracted conflicts in Vietnam and Angola.
- Given how inflated asset rices are, the bust that would follow would probably be unusually severe and protracted.
- She would feel exhausted after protracted long meetings or in person days at work.
- You know, we didn't have this extended protracted period of misery.
- You know, why was there such voluminous and protracted?
- And this is compared with humans ability to have this sort of protracted ambient kind of spectre of stress that's going on.
Examples
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However, given how protracted this whole matter has become, we believe that it is in all our best interests just to resolve this once and for all.
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Its insurgents, like those in much of rural Afghanistan, appear prepared for a protracted fight.
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One that would likely lead to a protracted global war.
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Are you sure a protracted war is the best way forward?
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This may very well be a protracted stay.
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And I think frankly, it goes back to the long and protracted primary battle that we had this cycle.
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My father died a protracted and painful death of cancer.
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The next few years again saw protracted succession struggles.
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And so the risk of a protracted war without a conclusion is that at some point we lose interest or politics leads us to lose interest.
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The current global economic slowdown has been the most painful and protracted of the postwar era.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
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3.0
Lasting for a long time
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3.5
Lasting a long time and making people bored
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4.9
Lasting for a long time and not stopping easily
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3.9
Continuing for a longer time than usual
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4.2
Needing a lot of time and patience
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3.9
Lasting a long time without stopping or getting weaker
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4.6
Lasting longer than needed and feeling tiring
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7.5
Lasting a very long time and making you bored or annoyed
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4.0
Lasting longer than usual
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3.9
That lasts for a long time
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2.5
A little bigger from one end to the other or lasting more than usual
Happening over a long time and not finished
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Etymology
Protracted comes from the Latin parts pro- 'forward' and tract 'to pull', the same root as tractor, a machine that pulls things. So when something is protracted it is 'pulled forward' or 'drawn out', which is why it means lasting a long time or longer than expected.