weeklong

adjective

week·​long ˈwēk-ˈlȯŋ How to pronounce weeklong (audio)
: lasting a week

Examples of weeklong in a Sentence

We attended a weeklong training conference in Atlanta.
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This comes because of both international circumstances, like the Iran War and the Ukraine War, as well as local influences, like the weeklong shutdown of the ExxonMobil refinery in Joliet. — Bernarda Malevska, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 Lord Raghunath, a regional form of Rama, presides over the weeklong festival, which ends with a bonfire symbolizing the burning of Lanka by Rama’s aide Hanuman. — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026 Wednesday’s reports came ahead of China’s weeklong October national holiday in which domestic consumption and spending are closely watched by policymakers. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026 And unlike on DraftKings, my weeklong betting behavior on FanDuel didn’t result in a VIP invite. — Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 26 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for weeklong

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of weeklong was in 1847

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“Weeklong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weeklong. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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