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[ lawng-stan-ding, long- ] / ˈlɔŋˈstæn dɪŋ, ˈlɒŋ- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR longstanding ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveexisting or occurring for a long time: a longstanding feud. Origin of longstandingFirst recorded in 1595–1605; long1 + standing SYNONYMS FOR longstandingenduring, lasting, long-lasting. SEE SYNONYMS FOR longstanding ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby longstandinglongsleever, longsome, Longs Peak, long splice, longspur, longstanding, long-stemmed, Longstreet, long-sufferance, long-suffering, long suit Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for longstandingAround half the Baluch in the province are unemployed, a result, say rights groups, of longstanding marginalization by Tehran. The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan|Umar Farooq|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST But in 1969, a longstanding practice was challenged—its ban on women. The Bars That Made America Great|Nina Strochlic|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST So maybe we should take a lesson from women with brass ovaries: comedy and feminism are longstanding bedfellows. Comedians and Feminism Getting Laughs|Agunda Okeyo|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST From Joan Rivers to Marlo Thomas to Lena Dunham, comedy and feminism have been longstanding bedfellows. Comedians and Feminism Getting Laughs|Agunda Okeyo|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But I suppose a kind of longstanding love of specific bands would be Radiohead, Wilco, Neil Young, Tom Waits, REM. Toni Collette on ‘The Realistic Joneses,’‘Lucky Them,’ and Crying in ‘The Sixth Sense’|Melissa Leon|June 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST An infusion of fresh blood is sometimes the best remedy for longstanding disease and weakness, especially in social organizations. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 81, July, 1864|Various Not only longstanding but impromptu engagements preclude this sacrifice. Manners and Rules of Good Society|Anonymous Lambert never had taken part in that longstanding competition. The Duke Of Chimney Butte|G. W. Ogden Nor did he excuse himself on the ground that the massacre was the fulfilment of the longstanding sentence on Elis house. The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel|W. G. Blaikie A longstanding quarrel with Macready resulted in the tragedian assaulting the manager. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4|Various
British Dictionary definitions for longstanding
adjectiveexisting or in effect for a long time Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to longstandingdeep-rooted, eternal, indelible, durable, continuing, abiding, permanent, stable, everlasting, lifelong, long-term, constant, persistent, long-lasting, enduring, inveterate, recurrent, never-ending, chronic, continual |