Long
Long adjective - Of great extent from end to end.
Over and long are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Over" instead a preposition "Long".
Nearby Word: longed
Over
Over adjective - Brought or having come to an end.
Both words in one sentence
- Space Station: The Unyielding Hierophant, a Covenant battlestation 30-km long and over 10-km in circumference; Johnson describes it as looking like "two squids kissing".
Source: Literature / Halo: First Strike -
Halo: First Strike has the Unyielding Hierophant, a Covenant battlestation 30-km long and over 10-km in circumference; Johnson describes it as looking like "two squids kissing".
Source: Space Station -
Miniscule Rocking: The studio version of "On a Good Day" is 1:49 long on an album where almost half the songs are over seven minutes long.
Source: Music / Joanna Newsom
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Over and Long. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/long/over
Long & Over. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/long/over>.
Over or Long. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/long/over.
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