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Recent Examples of lifer
The book, an oral history told by the artists who were there, also ripples with the vibes of SoCal, thanks especially to lifers like the Agnew Brothers (the Adolescents), Dexter Holland and Noodles (the Offspring), and Mike Ness, the founder and frontman of the enduring Social Distortion.
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Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2025
Both are lifers, apparently incapable of walking away.
—Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
Many of these players are lifers, kids who started at Kent Denver in middle school, with a few, like Fay, who had Schayes as their sixth-grade English teacher.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025
This is for all the indie film lifers who are holding on and fighting the good fight.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 22 Feb. 2025
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Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2025
Both are lifers, apparently incapable of walking away.
—Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
Many of these players are lifers, kids who started at Kent Denver in middle school, with a few, like Fay, who had Schayes as their sixth-grade English teacher.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025
This is for all the indie film lifers who are holding on and fighting the good fight.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifer
Noun
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Here's how Xfinity's plans, prices and offerings stack up against AT&T's offerings, and the pros and cons of each provider.—
Kara McGinley,
USA Today,
25 June 2025
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Pros & cons Access over 1,300 airport lounges worldwide with a complimentary Priority PassTM Select membership, plus every Chase Sapphire Lounge® by The Club with two guests.—
Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
24 June 2025
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Vance, a Marine veteran, is touring a multi-agency Federal Joint Operations Center as well as a Federal Mobile Command Center.—
Sarah Beth Hensley,
ABC News,
20 June 2025
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The Penguins have a lot of veterans on this team, and Muse was hired primarily to guide the new wave of Penguins, which will arrive in the coming seasons.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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Directed by Stoller and starring Ferrell, the comedy, which is currently filming, follows a young convict fresh out of prison (Zac Efron) who takes a reality TV courtroom hostage blaming the megalomaniac TV judge (Ferrell) for a past ruling that the convict feels ruined his life.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
24 June 2025
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According to guidelines from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), which oversees the state prisons, they are required to identify convicts who may be subject to deportation within 90 days of them entering the prison system.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
20 June 2025
Noun
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Facing two perennial combatants in the UEFA Champions League’s final stages and the reigning Copa Libertadores winner is a tall task for any fourth team in the field.—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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Its count doesn’t distinguish between civilians and combatants.—
Mohammad Jahjouh,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 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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Becomes a jailbird at a high-security zoo after he’s caught, with the newest Wallace & Gromit film, Vengeance Most Fowl, finding Feathers, all these years later, hell-bent on getting even with the duo who locked him up.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
6 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The Club World Cup is the old warhorse in his element, the ego still raging after all this time.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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While the loss of Zach Hyman is potentially a big one, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (5-13-18), Evander Kane (5-6-11), defenseman Evan Bouchard (6-11-17) and 40-year-old warhorse Corey Perry (7-3-10) have all been in the thick of things.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2025
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Camp Blanding was used for detention purposes in the past, housing German prisoners during World War II.—
Skyler Swisher,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 June 2025
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But an intake guard threw that ruling in the trash, handcuffed the prisoner to a chair and shaved him.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
24 June 2025
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Alexander McCoy Orlando Are we ‘inmates’ running the asylum?—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 June 2025
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Kelly alleged earlier this month in a filing requesting temporary furlough that a fellow inmate, Mikeal Glenn Stine, who is a leader of the white supremacist Aryan Brotherhood group, told the singer prison staff had enlisted him to kill Kelly.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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“Lifer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifer. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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