longevity
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Weather patterns play a huge role in smoke’s longevity. — Mary Beth Griggs, The Verge, "Scientists fly through plumes of wildfire smoke to unravel its mysteries," 21 Nov. 2018 But as anyone who’s ever dated can tell you, people are likely to marry their match (or close to it) in characteristics like wealth and education, which play an obvious role in longevity. — Cathleen O'grady, Ars Technica, "Genetics play less of a role in lifespan than we thought," 8 Nov. 2018 Lifelong interest in longevity Anti-aging research is one of today’s hottest fields. — Karen Weintraub, BostonGlobe.com, "A doctor wages personal and professional battles against aging," 23 June 2018 But the genesis of Peshkin’s interest in longevity goes back 43 years, to the streets of Moscow. — Karen Weintraub, STAT, "An anti-aging researcher faces the loss of his inspiration: his 96-year-old father," 20 June 2018 Smedberg, 57, is second only to Pepper in longevity and is one of the first openly gay people elected to public office in Virginia. — Patricia Sullivan, Washington Post, "Ousted Alexandria lawmakers had been stung by Metro entrance, meal-tax issues," 13 June 2018 That’s because annuity rates have been hurt even more severely in recent years by new life expectancy tables that account for increases in longevity. — Janet Kidd Stewart, charlotteobserver, "The Journey: Long wait for better interest on savings may be coming to an end | Charlotte Observer," 23 May 2018 Last year marked another milestone in longevity for Roesel. — Adam Turer, Cincinnati.com, "Ryle coach Pat Roesel: 'It’s not just my 500 wins; it’s the program’s 500th win.'," 1 May 2018 The actuaries' study basically adds to a large and robust body of evidence showing a gulf in longevity between rich and poor. — Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com, "More evidence that raising the Social Security retirement age is no problem for the rich, but tough on the poor," 25 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'longevity.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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longevity
noun
English Language Learners Definition of longevity
: long life : the fact of living for many years
: length of life
: the length of time that something or someone lasts or continues
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