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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

Put off till 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

forever and a day

of considerable length

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

able to talk the hind legs off a donkey

having kissed the blarney stone

full of hot air

having kissed the Blarney Stone

running on at the mouth

blessed with the gift of the gab

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

straightforward

following after

one after another

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Adjective

Put off till a later time

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

a great deal of

a fair amount of

powerfully built

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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

overextravagant

all-encompassing

like getting blood out of a stone

at the boiling point

round-the-clock

total-immersion

pulling no punches

greatest possible

out of this world

lock stock and barrel

desensitised^UK

desensitized^US

take-no-prisoners

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

increased rapidly

become more numerous

gained strength

increased exponentially

straightened out

went through the roof

gone through the roof

became more numerous

revolutionized^US

increased in scope

increased in value

revolutionised^UK

went through the ceiling

gone through the ceiling

increased dramatically

developed rapidly

overemphasized^US

stretched the truth

broadened one's horizons

adapted yourself

been successful

sent through the roof

acquired more of something

become stronger

increased suddenly

encouraged the growth of

worked one's way

pressed forward

increased in weight

made a big thing out of

straightened up

overemphasised^UK

spiraled upwards

turned over new leaf

took steps forward

spiralled upwards

developed quickly

become more powerful

were successful

taken steps forward

made first rate

gave substance to

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

blew something out of all proportion

blew up out of all proportion

blown up out of all proportion

blown something out of all proportion

given a boost to

gave a facelift to

given a lift 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 bear 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 out of commission

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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