yearlong
adjective
year·long
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Definition of yearlong
: lasting through a year
Examples of yearlong in a Sentence
She went on a yearlong sabbatical.
Recent Examples on the Web
The Toll: Why IndyStar will focus on violence in a yearlong project A juvenile male was also shot in a separate incident around 9 p.m. on County Line Road. — London Gibson, Indianapolis Star, "IMPD: Officers shot and killed man who showed gun during traffic stop," 3 Aug. 2019 Less noticeably, Jean Maluccio, secretary of the Crescenta Valley Fireworks Assn., was also celebrating the completion of a yearlong process. — Andrew J. Campa, latimes.com, "Volunteers make Crescenta Valley fireworks a spectacle to behold," 5 July 2019 The findings of the yearlong street scoping study were presented this week at a second public meeting. — USA TODAY, "Emoji house, Saharan dust, turtle crossing: News from around our 50 states," 8 Aug. 2019 Clemson’s national championship football program was flagged for eight secondary NCAA violations during a yearlong period from July 2018 through June. — BostonGlobe.com, "Kevin Durant doesn’t blame Warriors for injury," 8 Aug. 2019 Guidelines call for a decision within 90 days on whether a yearlong review is merited to determine whether action is warranted. — Fox News, "Rare firefly with double-green flash could be headed for endangered list," 2 Aug. 2019 Planning for the fair is a yearlong process, but the group buckles down about two weeks before the auction. — Catalina Righter, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Carroll County cake auction blows past previous fundraising record for 4-H & FFA Fair," 1 Aug. 2019 Those who came before her knew what needed to happen season by season for the yearlong process of preparing for and having a successful whaling harvest. — Shady Grove Oliver, Anchorage Daily News, "Young women carry on tradition of splitting caribou tendons," 29 July 2019 The Category 4 storm that hit Sept. 20, 2017, caused more than $100 billion in damage, threw Puerto Rico into a yearlong blackout and left thousands dead, most of them succumbing during the sweltering aftermath. — CBS News, "Puerto Rico officials tied to online chat ordered to surrender cellphones," 23 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'yearlong.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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yearlong
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of yearlong
: lasting one year
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