Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifers
Noun
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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 -
Nester is one of Utah’s leading defense lawyers and worked for the Obama administration on an advisory board for convicts seeking clemency.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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The married duo — who last won first place almost a decade ago in 2016 — shut the floor down like veterans reclaiming their crown.—
Alexa Stone
Updated October 21,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
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This included underrepresented racial or ethnic minorities, women, veterans, LGBTQ individuals, and people with disabilities.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Oct. 2025
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Its figures do not differentiate between civilians and combatants and cannot be independently verified by TIME.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
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This figure does not distinguish between combatants and civilians and is disputed by Israeli officials, but is widely cited by Western sources.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Thirty years ago, parents everywhere were compelled to weigh the pros and cons of allowing their kids to see Titanic.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
17 Oct. 2025
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And when investigators received a bizarre phone call about Cliff’s property being sold, a 10-year saga riddled with conspiracy, cons, and lies began.—
Dateline NBC,
NBC news,
15 Oct. 2025
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Albin knows that Charlotte needs more in the NIL department going forward, and the team offers plenty of early playing time for prospective recruits.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Oct. 2025
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As part of its hiring blitz, the agency has dropped age, training and education standards and has offered recruits signing bonuses as high as $50,000.—
J. David McSwane,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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As part of the ceasefire, Hamas released the remaining 20 living hostages held in Gaza, while Israel released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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The ceasefire agreement also stipulated Israeli releases of Palestinian prisoners and detainees in exchange for hostages and the restoration of humanitarian aid.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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But such streaks of humor and tenderness inevitably give way to the next atrocity, as Hothead conscripts Chicken into her mission to dispatch men.—
Jo Livingstone,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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This will require compromise among leaders who prioritize raising compensation for career soldiers and extending the service of conscripts and those who favor fielding new military capabilities.—
PHILIP H. GORDON,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Lifers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifers. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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