Synonyms for prolonged
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1. prolongedadjective

   Antonyms:
   brief

2. prolongedadjective

   Antonyms:
   brief

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1. drawn-out, extended, lengthy, prolonged, protractedadjective

   relatively long in duration; tediously protracted

   "a drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged and bitter struggle"; "protracted negotiations"

   Synonyms:
   lengthened, lengthy, extensive, elongated, extended, protracted, drawn-out

   Antonyms:
   short

2. elongated, extended, lengthened, prolongedadjective

   drawn out or made longer spatially

   "Picasso's elongated Don Quixote"; "lengthened skirts are fashionable this year"; "the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes"; "a prolonged black line across the page"

   Synonyms:
   lengthened, lengthy, extensive, elongated, extended, protracted, elongate, drawn-out

   Antonyms:
   short

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1. List of paraphrases for "prolonged":

   protracted, extended, lengthy, long, long-term, long-standing, sustained, long-lasting, lengthened, long-running, drawn-out

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1. Scott Atlas:

   We have to recognize the harms of removing someone from society, of a so-called prolonged lockdown. They are extraordinary, and the role of public policy is not just to eliminate Covid-19 infection at all cost, that is not the correct policy. It never really was the policy. The policy is really to consider what the impact of the lockdown, what the actions of the policy, are.

2. Foreign Minister Park:

   I think we need to break the vicious cycle for the people in terms of national interest without neglecting such a prolonged strained relationship between South Korea and Japan.

3. Astrid Coyne-Jensen:

   Mainly we had flu-like infections, sore throats, fevers, unlike in the summer when we were treating blisters and foot injuries. People are mainly seeking immediate help to relieve symptoms as they are in a hurry, they rarely stop for a prolonged intervention.

4. Nicole Saphier:

   There is a balance between being overly cautious and negligent, when it comes to young children, especially those under 12 years old, the benefit of wearing masks no longer outweighs the risks posed with prolonged mask-wearing in children when community transmission levels are low and there are high levels of immunity (vaccine and natural).

5. Christopher Quinn:

   It's really impossible for people, when they're in the moment, to make a judgment over brief versus prolonged exposure, it's never a good idea to view the eclipse without the protection.