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as in older
being of advanced years and especially past middle age
that sequoia tree is especially long-lived, having reached an age generally estimated to be at least 3,000 years
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as in long
lasting for a considerable time
much to the relief of his parents, the youth's interest in the piano proved to be long-lived
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Recent Examples of long-lived
Bats, however, are unusually long-lived for their body size.
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Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 17 May 2025
Boxwoods are easy to grow, green year-round, and long-lived.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2025
Organizations that deal with sensitive and/or long-lived data, such as healthcare providers, insurers, banks and government agencies, should prioritize developing PQC strategies sooner for sensitive data and/or transactions.
—Scott Buchholz, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Organizations that deal with sensitive and/or long-lived data, such as healthcare providers, insurers, banks and government agencies, should prioritize developing PQC strategies sooner for sensitive data and/or transactions.
—Scott Buchholz, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The streamer has given a series order for a live-action Scooby-Doo series, based on the beloved and very long-lived cartoon Great Dane and his human, mystery-solving friends.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2025
Older bottlings are periodically available, and Tawny Ports can be remarkably long-lived.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Sandisk Corporation identified potential impairment indicators related to its goodwill and long-lived assets, indicating that an impairment charge may be recorded in the upcoming quarter.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2025
Peonies are easy to grow and long-lived once established.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 17 May 2025
Boxwoods are easy to grow, green year-round, and long-lived.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2025
Organizations that deal with sensitive and/or long-lived data, such as healthcare providers, insurers, banks and government agencies, should prioritize developing PQC strategies sooner for sensitive data and/or transactions.
—Scott Buchholz, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Organizations that deal with sensitive and/or long-lived data, such as healthcare providers, insurers, banks and government agencies, should prioritize developing PQC strategies sooner for sensitive data and/or transactions.
—Scott Buchholz, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The streamer has given a series order for a live-action Scooby-Doo series, based on the beloved and very long-lived cartoon Great Dane and his human, mystery-solving friends.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2025
Older bottlings are periodically available, and Tawny Ports can be remarkably long-lived.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Sandisk Corporation identified potential impairment indicators related to its goodwill and long-lived assets, indicating that an impairment charge may be recorded in the upcoming quarter.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2025
Peonies are easy to grow and long-lived once established.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for long-lived
Adjective
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This is just one part of a long ongoing process that started eight years ago.—
Emily Trainham,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2025
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Miley Cyrus delivers a fashion statement with her lithe, feather dress and long, black leather gloves in Paris on June 18.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
24 June 2025
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Check in on people without air conditioning, as well as any elderly relatives and neighbors.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
22 June 2025
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Seven others were injured, including a 17-year-old and an elderly woman.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
22 June 2025
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The state also referenced the heavy toll a monthslong trial could impose on the families as well as the possibility of lengthy appeals even if Kohberger were to be convicted and sentenced to death, according to the letter reviewed by ABC News.—
Kayna Whitworth,
ABC News,
1 July 2025
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Knowing his fate rests in this group's hands, Combs was seen putting on glasses and looking directly at the jury box as the judge read out their lengthy instructions, my colleague Patrick Ryan noted.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
30 June 2025
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Argentina, at the bottom of South America, is a country way off course, and populated mostly with the children of Europeans for whom traveling is like breathing, who miss the world, the centers of culture, so very far way.—
Suzanne Jill Levine
June 30,
Literary Hub,
30 June 2025
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Japan will begin building bomb shelters next year on its remote islands closest to Taiwan amid fears that its far western territory could become a legitimate target for Chinese missiles if China and the United States go to war.—
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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While older South Koreans remain most at risk, suicide is now the leading cause of death for those aged 10 to 39.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
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In one scene, Agnes is wearing a pair of chunky combat boots, and old, worn pages of her thesis are taped to her window.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
29 June 2025
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The victims, men aged 25, 31 and 40, were inside a gas station in the 800 block of East 63rd Street just before 4 p.m., when the gunmen entered and fired shots, police said.—
William Lee,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2025
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State law doesn’t cap the age for jurors, but those aged 72 and older can request to be excused, Carl Nagle, a Winston-Salem attorney with Nagle & Associates, told The Charlotte Observer.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
25 June 2025
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“Long-lived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long-lived. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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