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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According to investigators, the weeklong operation targeted individuals who used social media and other online platforms to communicate with undercover detectives posing as minors or guardians of minors. Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026 Instead, the Senate passed via unanimous consent the 45-day stop gap and sent it back to the House before departing Washington for a more than weeklong recess. Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 30 Apr. 2026 Here’s why the weeklong Netflix Is a Joke Festival proves it. Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026 For example, in September 2022, a few months after his passing, then-Mission Bay High senior Stephanie Zavala organized a weeklong after-school violin camp at Crown Point in his honor. Cyril A. Reinicke, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for weeklong

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 1 May. 2026.

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