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continuing or lasting through a person's life
He had a lifelong love of nature. a lifelong friendship
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Recent Examples of lifelong
The suit alleges that the Coconut Grove Sailing Club and three camp counselors were negligent and failed to supervise the children, causing Catherine a lifelong disability.
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
Scott Talley is a native Detroiter, a proud product of Detroit Public Schools and a lifelong lover of Detroit culture in its diverse forms.
—Scott Talley, Freep.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Clemons is a lifelong South End resident who serves as president of United Steelworkers Local 1693, representing over 200 workers at American Synthetic Rubber Company in Rubbertown, according to a news release.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 19 Oct. 2025
Hugo Jimenez is a lifelong resident of San José who served on the board of the Berryessa Union School District for 11 years.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
Scott Talley is a native Detroiter, a proud product of Detroit Public Schools and a lifelong lover of Detroit culture in its diverse forms.
—Scott Talley, Freep.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Clemons is a lifelong South End resident who serves as president of United Steelworkers Local 1693, representing over 200 workers at American Synthetic Rubber Company in Rubbertown, according to a news release.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 19 Oct. 2025
Hugo Jimenez is a lifelong resident of San José who served on the board of the Berryessa Union School District for 11 years.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifelong
Adjective
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The Great Lakes region is being drenched by persistent lake-effect rains off Lake Michigan.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Freep.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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This resulted in persistent, runaway inflation and unmanageable national debt.—
Jim Nowlan,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Jerami Grant came off the bench for 29 points, hitting 4-of-7 from deep, while Deni Avdija added 20 points and Shaedon Sharpe tossed in 15.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Goalkeeper Robert Sanchez deliberately aimed deep passes to both wings.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Art Deco, an emblem of the Roaring 1920s, remains one of the most enduring and revolutionary design movements of all time.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
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In 1929, on the eve of the first game held in the stadium, workers planted the hedges overnight, giving birth to one of college football’s most enduring visual trademarks.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
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This year’s Wimbledon, however, reawakened me to the abiding, fundamental connection between writers and tennis players.—
Thomas Swick
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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But his contribution to the development and dissemination of zydeco has not been comprehensively recognized outside of the folklorists, musicologists and dancers who have always had an abiding appreciation of Chenier as ancestor, artist and ambassador.—
Alicia Ault,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 June 2025
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The La Mancha manor home’s namesake, Josie, (real name is José Fernández-Pacheco) is an inveterate aesthete who is best known to Spanish television audiences as a presenter extraordinaire.—
Maite Sebastiá,
Architectural Digest,
4 Oct. 2025
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Unless just being an inveterate people-pleaser produces the same result.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
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It's designed to match players of similar skills into game lobbies and create a gameplay experience that doesn't pit new or casual players against hard-core players or pros who will likely annihilate them.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
18 Oct. 2025
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Talking of characters who make an impact, Deadline asks Andreatta about Rocco Siffredi, the hardcore pornstar who was the subject of last year’s drama series Supersex.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Lifelong.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifelong. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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