lifer

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Recent Examples of lifer All of this has raised fears that Alexander and the rail minister Peter Hendy, an industry lifer, are determined to kill open access — whose operators would be too expensive to renationalize — altogether. Ian King, CNBC, 9 July 2025 Duffy, 66, is an industry lifer, first joining the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in 1980, and was in leadership during all the consequential decisions at the heart of this lawsuit. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025 Stagnation is the exact criticism most often levied against the franchise this 40-year-old Rockies lifer now prominently represents. Sam Blum, New York Times, 7 July 2025 Ekblad, a Panthers lifer, has thought about it, at least when asked before this series. Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for lifer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifer
Noun
  • The pros and cons of the negotiation approach will be discussed.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 July 2025
  • To compose a final decision, a balance must be found between the pros and cons.
    Chase Gemes, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • Multiple teams have expressed interest in the Royals’ top veterans.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2025
  • While his leash might be short, the veteran has the support of his coaching staff and organization as the starter for the time being.
    Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
Noun
  • The former series has historically opened its doors to paroled and exonerated convicts (and even those with time served), from fraudstress Anna Delvey (season 33), to rapper Lil' Kim (season 8) to Real Housewife and tax evader Teresa Guidice (season 31).
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 1 July 2025
  • Tim Matheson played Griff King, a former convict who earns a second chance working on Ponderosa during the show’s final season.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 29 June 2025
Noun
  • Its figures do not differentiate between civilians and combatants.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 24 July 2025
  • Police responded quickly, separated the combatants and cleared the section.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • Her jumpsuit is a couture twist on the cartoonish striped getup of a jailbird.
    Jemal Polson, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
  • 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
  • Broadway theaters subsist on stunt-cast revivals of old warhorses; book publishers rely disproportionately on backlist sales.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
  • Considering its financial predicament and wealth of center backs, Barca could be tempted to sell the South American warhorse if a European rival tables his asking price.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Noun
  • Return Strong said the prison offered months of delay for one individual with a broken wrist and finger, limited mental health care, mold covering the shower walls, restricted visitation, took away access to fruit and stuck prisoners with years of solitary confinement.
    Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 19 July 2025
  • The attorney had visited El Salvador and was aware of that country’s reputation for mistreating prisoners.
    Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 18 July 2025
Noun
  • An internal investigation found officers violated protocol by not properly checking on inmates, though LMDC officials also blamed other inmates for delaying notification.
    Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 July 2025
  • Tito Martínez, one of the inmates, recalled that a prison nurse was watching.
    Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 24 July 2025

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“Lifer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifer. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.

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