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Lasting for a long time, or longer than expected or usual

Continuous, or lasting for a long time

Verbose or long-winded in speech or expression

Without breaks, gaps or interruptions

Delayed or put off until a later time

Large in scale or size

Characterized by extreme force, degree, or strength

To have made a quantity bigger

Past tense for to make longer in time or duration

Past tense for to put off to a later date or time

Past tense for to maintain, prolong, or keep something going

Past tense for to delay taking action

Past tense for to remain in existence, or in the same state, indefinitely or for an extended period

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Adjective

Lasting for a long time, or longer than expected or usual

seemingly endless

of considerable length

forever and a day

old as Methuselah

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“During a protracted meeting last night, the Undergraduate Council approved a much smaller budget for the upcoming year.”

Adjective

Continuous, or lasting for a long time

“Neither would they be under the necessity of having recourse to a protracted struggle in a movement that requires no struggle at all.”

Adjective

Verbose or long-winded in speech or expression

circumlocutionary

full of verbiage

with the gift of the gab

having kissed the Blarney stone

full of hot air

able to talk the hind legs off a donkey

having kissed the blarney stone

having kissed the Blarney Stone

circumlocuitous

circumlocutional

circumlocutious

blessed with the gift of the gab

running on at the mouth

hyperventilated

excessively communicative

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“On one occasion, Walker delivered a protracted speech against a bill whose passage by the United States House of Representatives was a foregone conclusion.”

Adjective

Without breaks, gaps or interruptions

seemingly endless

without stopping

one after the other

following after

one after another

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Adjective

Delayed or put off until a later time

on the back burner

behind schedule

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Adjective

Large in scale or size

all-encompassing

multidisciplinary

interdisciplinary

across the board

cross-disciplinary

not to be sneezed at

of considerable size

not inconsiderable

extremely large

larger-than-life

earth-shattering

disproportionate

through the ceiling

worth taking into account

wide physically

greatest possible

a great deal of

a fair amount of

powerfully built

more than human

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Adjective

Characterized by extreme force, degree, or strength

life-threatening

hammer and tongs

knock-down-and-drag-out

energy-consuming

easier said than done

extremely painful

rough-and-tumble

bred-in-the-bone

all-encompassing

like getting blood out of a stone

overextravagant

at the boiling point

round-the-clock

total-immersion

greatest possible

out of this world

more than one can bear

more than flesh and blood can stand

more than flesh and blood can bear

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Verb

To have made a quantity bigger

extended the duration of

made something go on and on

become distended

dragged your feet

increased in size

became distended

overemphasized^US

increased rapidly

overemphasised^UK

made a mountain out of a molehill

become more numerous

made a big thing out of

gained strength

stretched the truth

increased exponentially

made too much of something

straightened out

went through the roof

gone through the roof

became more numerous

revolutionized^US

romanticized^US

increased in scope

blown out of proportion

blew out of proportion

made a production out of

made a federal case of

increased in value

romanticised^UK

revolutionised^UK

blew up out of all proportion

went through the ceiling

blown up out of all proportion

gone through the ceiling

increased dramatically

laid it on thick

overembellished

overexaggerated

broadened one's horizons

made a big thing of

adapted yourself

moved up the ladder

been successful

laid it on with a shovel

sent through the roof

acquired more of something

laid it on with a trowel

become stronger

magnified importance

improved the status of

went to extremes

increased suddenly

piled it on about

encouraged the growth of

made a drama out of a crisis

worked one's way

emphasized too much

pressed forward

drew the long bow

blew something out of all proportion

increased in weight

laid it on thick about

laid it on with a trowel about

straightened up

made federal case

spiraled upwards

given a lift to

added detail to

gone to extremes

kicked upstairs

turned over new leaf

took steps forward

made a mountain out of

spiralled upwards

developed rapidly

developed quickly

become more powerful

exaggerated information

were successful

blown something out of all proportion

drawn the long bow

taken steps forward

made first rate

gave substance to

improved the position of

extended operations

added fuel to fire

went up in price

gone up in price

given substance to

given strength to

gave strength to

became stronger

became more powerful

blown up out of proportion

blew up out of proportion

drew the longbow

drawn the longbow

given advancement to

given a higher rank

given advancement

gave a higher rank

gave advancement to

gave advancement

given promotion

given a boost to

gave a facelift to

gave a boost to

given a facelift to

went from bad to worse

gone from bad to worse

gotten into shape

gone great guns

went great guns

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“The smug monster in her is really going to bare its teeth and protract its claws.”

Verb

Past tense for to make longer in time or duration

“The appearance of a rebel splinter group will merely protract the civil war.”

Verb

Past tense for to put off to a later date or time

put on back burner

put in cold storage

put on the back burner

held in abeyance

laid on the table

kept in abeyance

put in abeyance

took a rain check on

taken a rain check on

put on the shelf

given rain check

gave rain check

interfered with

brought to screeching halt

called a halt to

stood in the way of

took a raincheck

taken a raincheck

given a rain check

gave a rain check

threw a spanner in the works

thrown a monkey wrench in the works of

got in the way of

threw a monkey wrench in the works of

thrown a spanner in the works

gotten in the way of

put to one side

put off the evil day

put off the evil hour

suspended proceedings

put on one side

put into storage

put on a back burner

took a breather

taken a breather

called it a day

left to another time

took a breather from

taken a breather from

taken a rain check

took a rain check

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“Some of the scenes in the film appear to be an attempt to add some running time or protract the ending.”

Verb

Past tense for to maintain, prolong, or keep something going

kept in existence

kept from falling

kept possession of

memorialized^US

immortalized^US

memorialised^UK

immortalised^UK

caused to continue

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Verb

Past tense for to delay taking action

Verb

Past tense for to remain in existence, or in the same state, indefinitely or for an extended period

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