Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifers
Noun
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Contact with the criminal justice system lowers political trust, which in turn reduces the likelihood of political engagement among ex-convicts.—
Kevin B. Smith,
The Conversation,
2 Mar. 2026 -
He had been placed in Atascadero State Hospital, a maximum-security prison for mentally ill convicts located between Los Angeles and San Francisco.—
Costa Beavin Pappas,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The qualifiers include a game streamer, a singer-songwriter and a tech entrepreneur, as well as government veterans like Asaad Alnajjar, a longtime engineer for the city.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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Lastly, Vlachos had submitted a proposal to JobsOhio, the Ohio State president's office and others for a mobile job-search app for Ohio veterans, according to JobsOhio social media posts.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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International law governing warfare bars strikes on structures, vehicles and people that are not military objectives and combatants.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
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International law governing warfare bars strikes on structures, vehicles and people that are not military objectives and combatants.—
Aamer Madhani,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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What are the pros and cons of a pergola?—
Melissa Minton,
Architectural Digest,
10 Mar. 2026
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Here are four alternatives to using landscape fabric, along with the pros and cons of each.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Her rise is the culmination of a 42‑year career spent defying odds in a cockpit still dominated by men (women make up just 6% of pilots), and her story lands just as airlines face a massive pilot shortage and surging demand for new recruits.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
13 Mar. 2026
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The recruits meet the needs of a surging segment of students enrolled in Waukegan schools — English learners.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In New York, guards who brutalized prisoners or covered it up were rarely fired.—
Katie Moore,
Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2026
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The bill’s author, Phil Ting, said at the time the bill was a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which sickened tens of thousands of prisoners and killed over 200.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Only one of those 20 UM draftees, tackle Vernon Carey in 2004, has lasted even five seasons with the Fins.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
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The first step to answering Denver’s roster questions comes in Indianapolis, starting Monday, where head coach Sean Payton and general manager George Paton will get a hands-on look at potential draftees at the NFL Combine.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
23 Feb. 2026
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Anthropocene framing conscripts the work into contemporary climate discourse, rendering its specific engagement with Kazakh nomadic destruction merely illustrative of broader ecological crisis.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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And the erotic aspects of the ass, too, could swell their ranks with new conscripts, new stories, new vibrations and vulnerabilities.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Lifers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifers. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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