for life
idiom
: for the whole of one's life : for the rest of one's life
They met in college and have remained friends for life.
He was sentenced to prison for life.
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Experts say it's caused by Shope Papillomavirus—a condition the animals carry for life.
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Your creativity, zest and desire for life are at a pinnacle.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2025
Agrawal and her team studied ionic liquids — salts that are liquid at sub-boiling temperatures (below 212 degrees Fahrenheit, or 100 degrees Celsius) — as a potential hospitable environment for life.
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Hui was fined 47 million yuan ($6.5 million) and barred from China’s securities markets for life.
—CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Your creativity, zest and desire for life are at a pinnacle.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2025
Agrawal and her team studied ionic liquids — salts that are liquid at sub-boiling temperatures (below 212 degrees Fahrenheit, or 100 degrees Celsius) — as a potential hospitable environment for life.
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Hui was fined 47 million yuan ($6.5 million) and barred from China’s securities markets for life.
—CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
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“For life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20life. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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