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Recent Examples of lifer
Stealth wealth, drives a Tesla, a bitcoin lifer.
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Kim Velsey, Curbed, 17 Oct. 2025
The bench mob would be led by five-time All-Star John Wall, plus shooting specialist/famous dad Dell Curry and Miami Heat lifer Udonis Haslem.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
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.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 18 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
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Kim Velsey, Curbed, 17 Oct. 2025
The bench mob would be led by five-time All-Star John Wall, plus shooting specialist/famous dad Dell Curry and Miami Heat lifer Udonis Haslem.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
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.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 18 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifer
Noun
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What are the pros and cons of each vehicle and what would be your preference?—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
18 Jan. 2026
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Here’s a look at the pros and cons of each type and how to pick the right type of tree for your space.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Mino also helps collect clothes for homeless veterans and helps run a support system for veterans to this day.—
Ashley Sharp,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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That is where a core of ‘seen it all, done it all, got the T-shirt’ veterans come in, guiding the kids through the pitfalls of building a career with the benefit of their experience and wisdom.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Richard Ricci, a handyman and ex-convict who had recently been to the Smart home, became the police’s next person of interest.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The Massachusetts Parole Board has OK’d the release of five murder convicts — either first-degree murderers or those guilty of accessory to murder — in the first couple of weeks of the year.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
16 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Those figures do not differentiate between civilians and combatants.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Colby stands next to Coach — the two combatants from a furious Day 1 challenge exactly 30 seasons ago.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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At no point has the jailbird shown contrition for her crimes.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
1 Dec. 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
Noun
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Osgood Perkins’ Keeper wants to add a few wrinkles to this old warhorse’s mix.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
14 Nov. 2025
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Peeke, a warhorse all night, stepped into it and blasted a slapper that broke through Ullmark and hit the post.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Syria’s Ministry of Interior said Monday that security forces had recaptured 81 of the 120 ISIS prisoners who escaped from the al-Shaddadi prison in the Hasakah countryside and were continuing efforts to track down the remaining escapees.—
Ashley Carnahan,
FOXNews.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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The prisoners got out and the saw the torturers.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Yes, rookie draftees got playing opportunities but none was a standout, and the top two picks were closer to disappointments than successes.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2026
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The latest mockery of the college student-athlete made his debut Saturday, when a 2023 draftee of the Detroit Pistons and pro player in Spain came off the bench for the Baylor Bears here in 2026.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Lifer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifer. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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