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continuing or lasting through a person's life
He had a lifelong love of nature. a lifelong friendship
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Recent Examples of lifelong
The lifelong resident is a Pioneer High School and San Jose State graduate.
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Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2025
An ultimatum at Scout Bassett’s first race kicked off a lifelong love of running
Born in Nanjing in eastern China, Bassett had her right leg amputated as a toddler due to injuries from a chemical fire.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
By his own description, Pankaj Mishra is a lifelong obsessive.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
Born on October 11, 1985, in New York City, Trachtenberg was a lifelong actor who made her television debut in commercials at age 3 before landing a recurring role as Lily Montgomery on the long-running soap opera All My Children.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2025
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Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2025
An ultimatum at Scout Bassett’s first race kicked off a lifelong love of running
Born in Nanjing in eastern China, Bassett had her right leg amputated as a toddler due to injuries from a chemical fire.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
By his own description, Pankaj Mishra is a lifelong obsessive.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
Born on October 11, 1985, in New York City, Trachtenberg was a lifelong actor who made her television debut in commercials at age 3 before landing a recurring role as Lily Montgomery on the long-running soap opera All My Children.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifelong
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These include persistent anxiety, trouble sleeping, recurring headaches, high blood pressure, and feelings of burnout, Patrick said.—
Julia Ries,
Health,
8 Mar. 2025
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But minutes into Trump’s speech, Rep. Al Green (D-TX), 77, was forcibly removed from the House chamber for his persistent demonstration.—
Naomi Lim,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
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Several of those have also been targeted for deep budget and staffing cuts at the direction of the White House and its Department of Government Efficiency.—
Alan Neuhauser,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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For players looking to brush up on the series’ best installments, both Monster Hunter: World (2018) and Monster Hunter Rise (2021) offer accessible, but deep entryways into the franchise.—
Diego Argüello,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2025
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Only now, in a sign of how much Hollywood itself is evolving, an e-retailing giant, and not a traditional studio, will determine the direction of the movie business’s most enduring franchise.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2025
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Across the mass, Anne Ramsey (front row, second from left) celebrated her Supporting Actress nomination for Throw Momma From the Train following decades in the industry, and two years after what may have been her most enduring role, as criminal mastermind Ma Fratelli in The Goonies.—
Zach Schonfeld,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2025
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By anointing himself chairman of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Napoleon-style, Donald Trump revealed a longing to seize one of America’s most romantic and abiding myths: Camelot.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
25 Feb. 2025
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Already frazzled by a couple days in other fire zones, my head was clouded with doubt and, yet, an abiding belief that the old house might have another life.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2025
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An inveterate bus rider of the old No. 6, Eldridge believed in public transportation.—
Frederick N. Rasmussen,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Nov. 2024
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Even diplomats of Iran and North Korea, two of America’s most inveterate foes, can reside in New York city as a result of this unique host status of our country.—
Saleem H. Ali,
Forbes,
3 Nov. 2024
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Warped Tour was founded by Kevin Lyman and toured the country from 1995-2018, spotlighting hundreds of up-and-coming and classic punk, emo, hardcore and pop punk bands over the years.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
27 Feb. 2025
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On the other hand, hardcore conservatives want even deeper spending cuts.—
Richard McGahey,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Lifelong.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifelong. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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