Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifers
Noun
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In other states across the country, convicts were funnelled into a range of different facilities, but in Aragua the system was more centralized, and the main prison was Tocorón.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025 -
Whether exploring the Royal Botanic Garden or watching sunset from Mrs Macquarie’s Chair—hand-carved by convicts in 1810—the city feels luminous, expansive, and just a little wild.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That includes rules on supplier diversity and a state law requiring annual reports on hiring of women, minorities, disabled veterans, and LGBTQ+ individuals.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
16 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Al Horford and the rest of the veterans in Golden State's waiting room are quietly pleading for clarity.—
Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The tally does not distinguish between civilians and combatants.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
19 Sep. 2025
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These figures do not distinguish between civilians and combatants.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Just keep in mind that premium service often comes at a higher cost, which is where weighing the pros and cons becomes important.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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These 2025 Best of Beauty Award winners offer all the overprotective pros without any aggravating cons.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In January, dozens of Ultra-Orthodox recruits joined the military’s new Hasmonean Brigade.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Training scenarios include domestic violence, shootings and medical emergencies, pushing recruits to manage chaos in real time while juggling multiple screens, radios and conversations.—
Jason Truppi,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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All 48 hostages would be released in exchange for 3,000 Palestinian prisoners, and a cease-fire to assess the next steps.—
Greg Palkot,
FOXNews.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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When the prisoners finally returned from Japan, the park service said, they were not allowed to go back to Attu.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
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Two other recent draftees have also been assigned to Salem.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For more than three years, Ukrainian soldiers, conscripts and ordinary civilians have given their lives to defend their country’s borders, and Vasyanovych is speaking to Variety just days before the latest onslaught of Russian missiles on Kyiv.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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The spectacle of the Long Walk is even sadder as a stand-in for capitalist expectations, its conscripts literally marching themselves to death as sacrifices to fading American exceptionalism.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Lifers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifers. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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