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Recent Examples of overlong
That's not inherently a bad choice, but in this instance the overarching story feels both overlong and underwhelming as tiny pieces of the narrative are introduced without being fully explained.
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
And Dorian, despite the visual inventiveness on display, does go a bit overboard and overlong at times, particularly in a late, extended scene that makes use of pre-recorded outdoor footage that allows more than one Snook to race through a forest.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
The film feels overlong at nearly two hours, with repetitiveness settling in early.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2025
The general consensus was that people were exhausted from thinking and talking about the tragedy — which is why the opening wasn’t overlong, and didn’t actually reference the fires.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 3 Mar. 2025
The Green Mile, with its three-hours-plus run time, might as well be exhibit A for Hollywood’s myriad overlong, self-important Oscar-bait dramas.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
To make a heading cut, find an overlong main stem.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
The minimal plot purports to endorse spartan storytelling but after a promising start the movie detours into an overlong flashback.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
As a beauty editor, I'm constantly confronted with the sight of beautiful, overlong Rapunzel manes.
—Anna Bader, Glamour, 13 Dec. 2024
Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
And Dorian, despite the visual inventiveness on display, does go a bit overboard and overlong at times, particularly in a late, extended scene that makes use of pre-recorded outdoor footage that allows more than one Snook to race through a forest.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
The film feels overlong at nearly two hours, with repetitiveness settling in early.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2025
The general consensus was that people were exhausted from thinking and talking about the tragedy — which is why the opening wasn’t overlong, and didn’t actually reference the fires.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 3 Mar. 2025
The Green Mile, with its three-hours-plus run time, might as well be exhibit A for Hollywood’s myriad overlong, self-important Oscar-bait dramas.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
To make a heading cut, find an overlong main stem.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
The minimal plot purports to endorse spartan storytelling but after a promising start the movie detours into an overlong flashback.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
As a beauty editor, I'm constantly confronted with the sight of beautiful, overlong Rapunzel manes.
—Anna Bader, Glamour, 13 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overlong
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That being said, this might be the one Philadelphia roster that can absorb a prolonged Embiid absence during the regular season, should the big man continue to miss chunks of games.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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Floodwaters can be contaminated with debris, as well as high levels of bacteria, chemicals, waste and other pollutants, which can cause prolonged health risks, the experts said.—
ByMary Kekatos,
ABC News,
11 July 2025
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Pontiac’s Firebird had a longish life in car years, with four generations spanning 1967 to 2002.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
27 June 2025
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Word to the wise: the end credits are more like a Marvel movie as they are interrupted by a longish extra scene that includes a special cast member, blues legend Buddy Guy, plus yet another musical number at the end of credits.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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He was told to sit on his bunk for the count, an interminable process that involved tallying every prisoner on the farm, from the men locked down in solitary cells to those wrangling cattle in far‑flung fields.—
Literary Hub
July 8,
Literary Hub,
8 July 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement After two interminable episodes, a bombshell resets the show, eliminating some of its worst excesses and contextualizing others.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
27 June 2025
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Many prominent men across sports, music, business and politics have opened up about their mental health struggles, helping to chip away at the persistent stigma that discourages men from seeking help.—
Sreedhar Potarazu,
Baltimore Sun,
6 July 2025
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This suggested that the persistent activity of PKMζ is required to maintain a memory.—
Ajdina Halilovic,
Wired News,
6 July 2025
Adjective
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Nearly 1,400 books, consisting of 1,155 unique titles, were either fully removed from school libraries or heavily age-restricted, as found through a lengthy investigation by The Tennessean.—
Angele Latham,
The Tennessean,
14 July 2025
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His lengthy rule in a country with a median age of 19 is often cited in debates about the disparity between the continent’s youthful population and its elderly leaders.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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This term was popularized by Gen Z to describe the mental fog and cognitive decline linked to endless scrolling.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Now, Ethan Holliday is next in line for a baseball dynasty forged under the endless skies of Oklahoma.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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“Overlong.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overlong. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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