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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
Robinson, a lifelong Prairie Village resident, first ran for local office in 2021 and won reelection last November.
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Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
The case for Ambersons, meanwhile, is very specific to Saatchi and Rose, who both harbor a lifelong obsession with completing this work.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
The Lyon Air Museum grew out of Major General William Lyon’s lifelong connection to aviation, military service and education.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
His defense attorney told the court Reynolds has no prior criminal history and is a lifelong Arizona resident.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2026
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Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
The case for Ambersons, meanwhile, is very specific to Saatchi and Rose, who both harbor a lifelong obsession with completing this work.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
The Lyon Air Museum grew out of Major General William Lyon’s lifelong connection to aviation, military service and education.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
His defense attorney told the court Reynolds has no prior criminal history and is a lifelong Arizona resident.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifelong
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Angelika Warmuth | Reuters Gold prices climbed on Wednesday as declining oil prices helped temper worries about persistent inflation, following reports that Washington is working on a proposal to end the Middle East conflict.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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Getty Images/iStockphoto Between today's high (and rising) borrowing costs, elevated unemployment and persistent financial pressure, a hefty number of borrowers are falling behind on their bills, and their credit card debt, in particular.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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With a spot in the Final Four on the line, excitement is building among fans who believe their team can make a deep run.—
Kenny Choi,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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But those subsidies have masked a deeper affordability crisis — one in which insurers themselves play a central role.—
Barbara Hoare,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Those words — simple, direct, enduring — carry the unmistakable weight of a lesson passed down from parent to child, one that only deepens in meaning with loss.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
24 Mar. 2026
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His role in Walker, Texas Ranger cemented him as a household name, a figure so embedded in the fabric of weeknight television that his tough-guy persona became the very foundation for what would later become one of the internet’s most enduring jokes.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Mar. 2026
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Though only married for a few years, their partnership feels seasoned, fortified by faith, ambition and an abiding sense of gratitude.—
Partner Content,
Variety,
17 Dec. 2025
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And civilians on both sides, despite a deep and abiding mistrust between the Catholic and Protestant communities, had also had enough.—
Ned Temko,
Christian Science Monitor,
2 Oct. 2025
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Even Dougie, an inveterate screwup, isn’t without hidden depths—and Anthony, a natural hype man for whoever’s around, takes his plea for emotional support seriously, quickly becoming invested in a twisty succession crisis.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Also, the industry essence of the French TV festival is co-production and Canadian producers are inveterate co-producers.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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But Benjamin is a Groffie, one of the hard-core Jonathan Groff fans going to great lengths to see their guy do his thing.—
Alexandra Starr,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
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Upstairs, some of the region’s favorite punk and hard-core bands play the same stage as the likes of Alice In Chains, Black Flag, Tracy Bonham and Romeo Void.—
The Providence Journal,
The Providence Journal,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Lifelong.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifelong. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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