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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
In contrast, the show spotlights the devastating toll of enslavement and its resulting lifelong mental anguish, even amid personal freedoms and achievements.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 July 2025
At the age of 12, Friederike Ernst’s father handed her a copy of theoretical physicist Simon Singh’s The Code Book, sparking a lifelong interest in cryptography.
—Mandeep Rai, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Meanwhile, an analog clock on a nightstand introduces a lifelong skill, while a cubby-style shelf invites confident self-expression.
—Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 23 July 2025
Scheffler can’t stop making lifelong memories with his family.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2025
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 July 2025
At the age of 12, Friederike Ernst’s father handed her a copy of theoretical physicist Simon Singh’s The Code Book, sparking a lifelong interest in cryptography.
—Mandeep Rai, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Meanwhile, an analog clock on a nightstand introduces a lifelong skill, while a cubby-style shelf invites confident self-expression.
—Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 23 July 2025
Scheffler can’t stop making lifelong memories with his family.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for lifelong
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifelong
Adjective
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While the overall economic forecast remains ambiguous due to persistent worries regarding tariffs affecting major trading partners—which may incite inflation and hinder growth—Goldman is projected to gain from robust performance in its trading division.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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The story, separated into three sections—Blue, Red, and White—travels a spiraled, associative, and fragmented path, making persistent returns to the events connected to the photograph.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
The Atlantic,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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What if this moment reveals something deeper than two people’s poor judgment?—
Margie Warrell,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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On the evening of July 3rd, as the sun went down over Kerrville, Texas, a small city of some twenty-five thousand people and the seat of Kerr County, the water in the Guadalupe River was just four inches deep, according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s stream gauge there.—
John Seabrook,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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Purpose That Carries Forward The most enduring purpose is not one that is declared.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Letterman’s 22-year tenure yielded some of late-night TV’s most enduring musical moments.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
18 July 2025
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But his contribution to the development and dissemination of zydeco has not been comprehensively recognized outside of the folklorists, musicologists and dancers who have always had an abiding appreciation of Chenier as ancestor, artist and ambassador.—
Alicia Ault,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 June 2025
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Our sole abiding interest is delivering low-cost energy to our customers as quickly as possible.—
John Ketchum,
Fortune,
24 June 2025
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Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Walczak has been an inveterate tax scofflaw since at least 2011.—
Christopher Hale,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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An inveterate traveler who had explored 60-plus countries and often incorporated historical art and cultural references into her designs, McFadden died in September at the age of 85.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
4 Mar. 2025
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The rapid sell-outs demonstrate a significant consumer embrace of Imax 70mm — a format that, even a decade ago, was only recognizable to hardcore cinephiles.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
17 July 2025
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But now those have mostly been solved, the hardcore mode has reignited my love for Tarkov after more than a year of being away from the game.—
Mike Stubbs,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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“Lifelong.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifelong. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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