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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
What emerges from her lifelong attempts at maintaining personal and public cohesion makes for grimly fascinating viewing, reflected in her public defamations in the media and the chilling private messages of support from her sympathizers.
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Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
Dudek had been a lifelong Democrat and voted for Kamala Harris.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
Her lifelong friend Mac (Polaha), a country music talent manager, winds up in 1995, too.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025
Booker, famously a lifelong bachelor, announced his engagement on social media earlier this month.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 7 Sep. 2025
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Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
Dudek had been a lifelong Democrat and voted for Kamala Harris.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
Her lifelong friend Mac (Polaha), a country music talent manager, winds up in 1995, too.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025
Booker, famously a lifelong bachelor, announced his engagement on social media earlier this month.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifelong
Adjective
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DaSilva said that, aside from Gabrielle, tropical development elsewhere in the Atlantic is likely to remain minimal because of a strong area of high pressure and the persistent dry, dusty air in the middle of the ocean.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Facing China's growing activity in the Arctic, along with Russia's persistent military presence, the Pentagon has called for a stronger posture and enhanced capabilities.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Driving through deep water can also affect a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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White oak White oak is a large shade tree displays deep red to coppery-brown fall color.—
Chris McKeown,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Addiction has long been one of society’s most enduring struggles.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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That honest, messy middle—where ambition meets uncertainty and growth doesn’t always look graceful—has been essential in making Issa’s work so resonant and enduring.—
Essence,
Essence,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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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Our sole abiding interest is delivering low-cost energy to our customers as quickly as possible.—
John Ketchum,
Fortune,
24 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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The hard-core Irish fan had his own solo comedy tour for the past year that sold out Madison Square Garden.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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Montgomery has barely been in the big leagues for two months but has already put his name alongside a couple of franchise icons (and another hard-core punisher of baseballs).—
Phil Rogers,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Lifelong.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifelong. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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