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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Leikauf’s announcement came amid a monthslong dispute with his predecessor, former Sheriff John D’Agostini, who accused him of putting his own interests ahead of the community. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026 Zelenskyy, meanwhile, has agreed to halt Ukraine's monthslong campaign targeting Russian oil refineries that caused fuel shortages for Russians. — Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026 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 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 27 Oct. 2026.

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