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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
Thompson, who is a lifelong fan of the former WWE and WCW champion, expressed his excitement for the project.
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
The 32-year-old Vasquez joined the North Kansas City Police Department in January 2021 as a recruit officer and was promoted to full officer after graduating from the KCPD Regional Police Academy in July 2021, fulfilling a lifelong dream.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
But not everyone qualifies for — or wants — asylum, attorneys said, and filing a frivolous claim risks steeper, even lifelong, penalties.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Flaherty is a lifelong sports fan, rooting for Ohio State, the Cleveland Browns, Cleveland Guardians and Cleveland Cavaliers.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Sep. 2025
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
The 32-year-old Vasquez joined the North Kansas City Police Department in January 2021 as a recruit officer and was promoted to full officer after graduating from the KCPD Regional Police Academy in July 2021, fulfilling a lifelong dream.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
But not everyone qualifies for — or wants — asylum, attorneys said, and filing a frivolous claim risks steeper, even lifelong, penalties.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Flaherty is a lifelong sports fan, rooting for Ohio State, the Cleveland Browns, Cleveland Guardians and Cleveland Cavaliers.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifelong
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Yet that same 30-year period saw a flurry of research and activity to try to reduce geriatric falls and their potentially devastating consequences, from hip fractures and brain bleeds to restricted mobility, persistent pain, and institutionalization.—
Paula Span,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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While lower rates can stimulate hiring and investment, persistent inflation and stronger-than-expected GDP growth may complicate future decisions.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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The crash left a deep impact on the agency, not just for the injured but for the OCFA crews who responded to the scene to help their own.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
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Group dynamics may trigger deep emotional wounds when the Sagittarius moon activates Venus.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Since premiering in 2011, The Voice has become one of TV’s most enduring singing competitions, launching the careers of artists like Cassadee Pope and Morgan Wallen.—
Madeline Boardman,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Sep. 2025
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Classic Whites There's no kitchen paint color that's more popular or enduring than white.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Sep. 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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Marioneta, an inveterate ladies’ lady, starts sleeping with Espada (Kerygma Flores), a kind of bullfighter who squares off with cuyes instead of cows.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
17 Aug. 2025
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As Swifties will know, Taylor Swift is an inveterate mom-meeter.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
14 Aug. 2025
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As the fragrance dries down, all the sparkle and hard-core coconut evaporate.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Lindberg spent the next decade playing in an array of different projects, such as the grindcore supergroup Lock Up, as well as more hardcore and punk-influenced outfits, the Great Deceiver, Disfear, and Skitsystem.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Lifelong.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifelong. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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