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: lasting or continuing through life
a lifelong friendship
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He had a lifelong love of nature.
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The medical model treats disability — temporary or lifelong — as a tragedy an individual and their family must endure and try to solve with a medical team.
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Anne Kniggendorf, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2025
This statistic underscores a significant shift toward lifelong learning, with many older adults eager to acquire new skills and explore different career paths.
—Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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Sarah Michelle Gellar Remembers ‘Buffy’ Co-Star Michelle Trachtenberg 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.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
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Anne Kniggendorf, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2025
This statistic underscores a significant shift toward lifelong learning, with many older adults eager to acquire new skills and explore different career paths.
—Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
The university, which has the country’s only on-site, professionally run casting office in higher education, is already a powerhouse in the industry, largely thanks to Andra Reeve-Rabb, who has had a lifelong career in film and television.
—Spenser Mestel, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
Sarah Michelle Gellar Remembers ‘Buffy’ Co-Star Michelle Trachtenberg 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.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Lifelong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifelong. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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lifelong
adjective
life·long
ˈlī-ˌflȯŋ 
: continuing or lasting through life
a lifelong love for trees
a lifelong friendship
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