lifelong

adjective

Definition of lifelongnext
as in deep
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 McGuane extends care to the ignored and the abhorrent—Peggy, the matriarch, fails at protecting her daughter not once but twice, with lifelong consequences the family all but ignores. — Ryan Chapman, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026 There’s no need to state the obvious, but being a superhero takes a lifelong toll. — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026 Newsom, for all his political storytelling, is transparent about his lifelong dyslexia, which shaped his mind in unusual and crucial ways. — Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026 After suffering serious injuries in a car accident, lifelong fan Steve Prater asked doctors to create a prosthetic eye dedicated to his favorite team. — Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lifelong
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifelong
  1. deep
  2. persistent
  3. enduring
  4. abiding
  5. inveterate
  6. hard-core
Adjective
  • Democrats’ hopes rise in Texas Democrats are feeling newly optimistic about Texas, even in deep-red seats.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Later, Mars trines Neptune in your 8th House, making deeper reflection feel more intuitive than analytical.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of deep
Adjective
  • Women experience functional pain at about twice the rate of men, with persistent pain in the pelvic area often becoming a debilitating factor in their daily lives.
    — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026
  • While PlusAI is a software developer working on self-driving technologies, Kwan said cargo theft has been a persistent problem for the trucking industry, which is in search of solutions to better track trailers and cargo statuses.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of persistent
Adjective
  • The Salem witch trials of 1692 carved out an enduring and powerful niche in American history for this little town, and this intimate, kitschy museum does an excellent job telling the story.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Oct. 2026
  • For Parker, the enduring thrill is in what these imaginative collaborations might bring to the ballet.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of enduring
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  • Yet whatever the circumstances, the characters who populate her songs have an abiding and unshakable likability.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • 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
Definition of abiding
Adjective
  • The cast features not just the creator, who makes the Manic Pixie Dream Girl archetype her own as ukulele troubadour Lulu, but also a pre-Bridgerton Jonathan Bailey in the wild role of an inveterate womanizer.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
  • In the guest section, apparently at the invitation of one of the liberal Justices, sat Robert De Niro, an inveterate Trump critic.
    — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of inveterate
Adjective
  • After arriving on a private jet, Rebecca, Zelda, and Higgins have to sit with an enthusiastic member of the hoi polloi, a hard-core fan who’s made a trek to be at the game but has somehow escaped from the cheap seats to sit with them.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The loudest hard-core German music can reach 107dB when measured with a decibel meter, which is incredibly loud (ear-damagingly so).
    — Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of hard-core

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“Lifelong.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifelong. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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