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protracted

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore P words

drawn out or prolonged beyond the usual length of time

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Protracted in a sentence

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After a protracted negotiation that ran for eleven months, the two sides finally signed.

Synonyms
prolongedextendeddrawn-out
Antonyms
briefcurtailedshort

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Verbal · Text Completion

Although the senator's memoir was marketed as a frank reckoning with his failures, reviewers found it relentlessly blank, dwelling on grievances and recasting every setback as the fault of his adversaries.

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Protracted (adjective) means drawn out or prolonged beyond the usual length of time
Here is protracted used in an example sentence: "After a protracted negotiation that ran for eleven months, the two sides finally signed."
Common synonyms for protracted include prolonged, extended, drawn-out.
Antonyms of protracted include brief, curtailed, short.
Protracted is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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