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Recent Examples of long-lived Where to Plant: Peonies are long-lived, and can last for decades. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2025 The early implementation of this technology will be necessary in order to limit exposure, particularly in industries that manage sensitive or long-lived data. Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025 Perennial weeds live for two or more years, with many being quite long-lived. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025 These storms are known as tropical waves and can be the seedlings of many of the most powerful and long-lived Atlantic hurricanes. Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025 The current event will be long-lived even for a heat dome. Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 25 July 2025 The giant cactus is exceptionally resilient and long-lived—but not invincible. The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 25 July 2025 Bats, however, are unusually long-lived for their body size. Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 17 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for long-lived
Adjective
  • The battery hangs in there through long work sessions or binge marathons, and the webcam is solid for video calls.
    Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Colbie Young has made long catches down the sideline.
    Seth Emerson, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • One has multiple young children and an elderly dog who had already gotten into physical fights with Oli.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
  • On the eve of sentencing, Combs submitted a personal letter to the judge asking for leniency, referencing his seven children and elderly mother.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Investigators detailed those conclusions in a lengthy memo last month recommending that the office not move forward in charging Comey, according to sources familiar with the memo's contents.
    Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Republicans and Democrats have so far shown no signs of compromise, making a lengthy shutdown increasingly possible this year.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • While anti-aging focuses on achieving a younger appearance, skin longevity emphasizes that prioritizing healthy skin does more than just give you an outward glow.
    Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 8 Oct. 2025
  • For example, if your concern is fine lines and wrinkles, an anti-aging facial may focus on collagen stimulation using retinol, micro-current, and other tightening tools.
    Essence, Essence, 8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The depth of the convective region (how far convection extends down into the atmosphere) seems to be the deciding factor.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The military campaign appeased his far-right coalition partners, who called to expand Israel’s assault on Gaza and dreamed of fully re-occupying the territory.
    Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • But that’s exactly what the 48-year-old CEO advises that Gen Zers today, who are struggling to get a footing and even getting fired months into new roles, should embrace.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Despite appearances to the contrary—the swirling sentences, the feverish intellection—there is nothing hermetic about Krasznahorkai’s work, both old and new, which squarely faces contemporary European reality and its perils, including the tortured dynamics of settlement, movement, and identity.
    James Wood, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Thiaw, aged 24 and capped three times by Germany, is comfortable on the ball, can play in a high line and is good at switching play.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The crowd was largely male and middle-aged, and almost everyone was Black or brown.
    Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Long-lived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long-lived. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.

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