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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
More lucrative deals might have been available elsewhere but Dowman — who comes from a family of lifelong Arsenal supporters and whose father handled negotiations — was determined to continue his career at the Emirates Stadium.
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James McNicholas, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Lynch had a lifelong career in public service, serving as an NYPD officer until the 1990s, when he was accepted into the FDNY, his family said.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
Swift and Selke, twin sisters and lifelong popcorn lovers, started Just Pop In in 2003 in a tight 500-square-foot abode just north of the Broad Ripple strip.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 30 Jan. 2026
In parts of West Africa, infection is widespread, and transmission at birth or in early infancy carries devastating lifelong risks.
—Akilah Weber Pierson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
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James McNicholas, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Lynch had a lifelong career in public service, serving as an NYPD officer until the 1990s, when he was accepted into the FDNY, his family said.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
Swift and Selke, twin sisters and lifelong popcorn lovers, started Just Pop In in 2003 in a tight 500-square-foot abode just north of the Broad Ripple strip.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 30 Jan. 2026
In parts of West Africa, infection is widespread, and transmission at birth or in early infancy carries devastating lifelong risks.
—Akilah Weber Pierson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifelong
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One of the most persistent misconceptions Kapur wants to dismantle is the fear that AI will do our thinking for us.—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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But the reaction is just as vast, and even more persistent, Angela was proud to tell me about Moon Palace’s place as a node in a larger community network.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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But economists appeared skeptical about the effectiveness of Beijing’s plans to boost services spending, cautioning that the plan’s success hinges on deeper reforms to raise household income and strengthen social welfare.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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The influential investor has the respect of Wall Street and deep knowledge of complex financial markets.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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As the all-ages fans flooding the aisles of David Byrne's 2025 Radio City Music Hall show made clear, Talking Heads have one of the most enduring catalogs in modern American rock music.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
23 Jan. 2026
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As global leaders debate women’s participation in the economy at Davos, Roisin is focused on something more enduring — making sure women are equipped not just to participate, but to shape what comes next.—
Karin Eldor,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 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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Chris Matthews, the inveterate Washington insider and analyst, joins us to talk about the state of politics and the press.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
5 Dec. 2025
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The La Mancha manor home’s namesake, Josie, (real name is José Fernández-Pacheco) is an inveterate aesthete who is best known to Spanish television audiences as a presenter extraordinaire.—
Maite Sebastiá,
Architectural Digest,
4 Oct. 2025
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Arrested a day earlier at his construction job site, Espinoza Martinez, still dressed in his green work T-shirt, certainly didn’t fit the profile of a hard-core gang member.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
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Herrington’s first recruit was one of his survival-class students, Matt Jernigan, a Knoxville native and a hard-core mountain biker who worked a high-paying job in software product management but had only ever wanted to be a park ranger.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Lifelong.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifelong. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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