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Recent Examples of lifer
Lewis was a Cowboys lifer – having been selected by the team in the sixth round of the 1968 draft out of Mississippi State and staying with the team through the 1981 season.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
That sentiment echoed across multiple categories, as television’s lifers reclaimed space from Hollywood royalty.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 15 Sep. 2025
Even the announcement of company lifer Fiddelke’s ascension to the top job last month was greeted with tumbling stock shares because some investors wanted an outsider.
—Dan Gingiss, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
And this offseason, seeing the examples set by lifer Garett Bolles and others, Bonitto decided to host his first youth football camp in Denver.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 20 July 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
That sentiment echoed across multiple categories, as television’s lifers reclaimed space from Hollywood royalty.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 15 Sep. 2025
Even the announcement of company lifer Fiddelke’s ascension to the top job last month was greeted with tumbling stock shares because some investors wanted an outsider.
—Dan Gingiss, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
And this offseason, seeing the examples set by lifer Garett Bolles and others, Bonitto decided to host his first youth football camp in Denver.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 20 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifer
Noun
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The body-con dress featured a long sleeve, midi hem design, with allover semi-sheer lace fabric infused with a subtle bouquet of florals.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
27 Oct. 2025
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The murder of Griffy, a devoted family man, and pillar of his rural Colorado community, shocked the small town with the involvement of secret lovers, con-artists and elaborate cover-ups.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
27 Oct. 2025
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Two veteran data journalists are launching a new investigative publication to cover rising authoritarianism from the shadowy corners of the internet.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Under the command of the unflappable Ernest McSorley, its veteran captain, the Fitz broke shipping records and tallied enormous profits.—
Kevin Duchschere,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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Fire Country stars Max Thieriot as a former convict who works as a Cal Fire firefighter.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Oct. 2025
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Former convicts include Millie Bobby Brown and Margaret Qualley, who were both gifted the artist’s fluffy pink handcuffs while attending one of her shows.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
12 Oct. 2025
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Above the surface, the navy has 122 surface combatants, which include 11 aircraft carriers, 11 cruisers and 74 destroyers.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Across the world, for all military battles where such data is available, the average army kills nine enemy non-combatants for every fighter killed.—
Oded J K Faran,
Oc Register,
21 Oct. 2025
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Excuse me, Ayanna’s husband, a jailbird named Conan Harris, bought the mansion, not the Congresswoman.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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Her jumpsuit is a couture twist on the cartoonish striped getup of a jailbird.—
Jemal Polson,
CNN Money,
8 May 2025
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Again, a première was matched to a warhorse.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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An all-situations warhorse throughout his NHL career, and the defensive engine for the 2023 Cup champions, Pietrangelo, on June 30, released an alarming update about his health.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Netanyahu was able to get the first phase of the deal through, including the return of the hostages in Gaza in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners and detainees.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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In the deal's first phase, Hamas released the last 20 living Israel hostages in exchange for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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Those guys are important Poles draftees.—
Kevin Fishbain,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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The Padres bring their top draftees to Petco Park at some point each year.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Lifer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifer. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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