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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
Smith has known the full story of Williams and Thomas’s relationship, which began as a young Thomas hopped into pickup basketball games with Williams in Dublin, Georgia, and continued as a lifelong friendship.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2026
Consider that before universal newborn protection against hepatitis B began in 1991, about 18,000 children contracted the virus yearly, nearly all developing lifelong infection that led to premature death in a quarter of them from cirrhosis or liver cancer.
—Professor David R. Hill, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026
Nearly $4,000 is a lot of money to spend on an appliance that only some of us consider imperative to lifelong happiness.
—Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Apr. 2026
In New Bedford, Massachusetts, Captain Jack Morris, a lifelong scalloper, had recently found steady work supporting offshore wind construction.
—Jacob Wycoff, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2026
Consider that before universal newborn protection against hepatitis B began in 1991, about 18,000 children contracted the virus yearly, nearly all developing lifelong infection that led to premature death in a quarter of them from cirrhosis or liver cancer.
—Professor David R. Hill, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026
Nearly $4,000 is a lot of money to spend on an appliance that only some of us consider imperative to lifelong happiness.
—Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Apr. 2026
In New Bedford, Massachusetts, Captain Jack Morris, a lifelong scalloper, had recently found steady work supporting offshore wind construction.
—Jacob Wycoff, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifelong
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Five bookings meant he was suspended for a 0-0 draw at home to Sunderland in December, while a persistent knee issue ruled him out of a 1-0 home defeat by Arsenal in March.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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Despite persistent economic headwinds and ongoing global conflicts affecting trade and transportation, the mood among exhibitors and attendees at Kingpins Amsterdam last week was notably more optimistic than at the previous two editions.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
21 Apr. 2026
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The gangland drama is deeper and darker than the domestic one, strengthened by the unexpected portrayal of the Russian toughs as bumbling in their own way.—
Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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Edge is one of the strongest, and deepest, position groups in this draft.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
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Schomburg’s dedication to collecting represents an enduring tradition of resistance to the forces that censor, sanitize, and constrain stories about the past.—
Laura E. Helton,
Literary Hub,
20 Apr. 2026
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For more than three decades, Cilia Flores operated in the shadows of Venezuela’s revolution, a discreet but decisive force who helped build, consolidate and ultimately defend one of Latin America’s most enduring authoritarian systems.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 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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The filmmakers travel through Roma villages in the nation’s countryside —hard-core Fidesz strongholds — to uncover a wide network of bribery and blackmail.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Apr. 2026
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The optical switches also enable a welcome feature for hard-core gamers.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Lifelong.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifelong. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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