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Recent Examples of lifer
The Terps, assembled by this peppery 49-year-old basketball lifer, had not played so well so deep into March for almost a decade.
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Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2025
One of head coach Sean Payton’s lifers won’t be back with the Broncos in 2025.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2025
In the pantheon of beloved Red Sox lifers, Dwight Evans is quietly verging on Johnny Pesky territory.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
As David prepares for 2025, the Bucs lifer has a chance to make more team history.
—Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025
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Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2025
One of head coach Sean Payton’s lifers won’t be back with the Broncos in 2025.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2025
In the pantheon of beloved Red Sox lifers, Dwight Evans is quietly verging on Johnny Pesky territory.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
As David prepares for 2025, the Bucs lifer has a chance to make more team history.
—Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifer
Noun
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What are the pros and cons of 5+11 and how does that work?—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 May 2025
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Pros & cons One of the longest intro-APR offers for balance transfers No annual fee No rewards No welcome bonus More details Balance transfer fee There is an intro balance transfer fee of 3% of each transfer (minimum $5) completed within the first 4 months of account opening.—
Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
29 May 2025
Noun
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It was founded by Google veteran Jeff Shardell in Taos, New Mexico.—
Cathy Hackl,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Civilians, like Gene Burt, and veterans alike are honored on the Liberty Memorial’s Walk of Honor.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2025
Noun
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The 56-year-old convict, who stands 6 feet tall and weighs nearly 260 pounds, had been imprisoned nearly eight years.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
26 May 2025
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As an escaped convict posing as a beloved preacher, and as his gentle, upright twin, Robeson embodies a devastating split between appearance and truth, and whose uncanny doubling plays out in a community shaped by racial violence, spiritual deception, and economic precarity.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
21 May 2025
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Israel’s retaliatory offensive has killed more than 54,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which does not say how many of the dead were civilians or combatants.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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His platoon was pinned down in the jungle, under constant combatant fire, When the enemy threw a live grenade.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
26 May 2025
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Her jumpsuit is a couture twist on the cartoonish striped getup of a jailbird.—
Jemal Polson,
CNN Money,
8 May 2025
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Becomes a jailbird at a high-security zoo after he’s caught, with the newest Wallace & Gromit film, Vengeance Most Fowl, finding Feathers, all these years later, hell-bent on getting even with the duo who locked him up.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
6 Jan. 2025
Noun
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There will be one classical warhorse, one nearly-new title and one Broadway-style show.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
2 June 2025
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Cisco Systems The old tech warhorse, still crucial to many tech systems, will report Wednesday after the bell.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Around 30,000 children are among those being held as prisoners.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
1 June 2025
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The law was meant to both reduce the sentences for non-violent prisoners, many of whom are first time offenders, by up to a year and also give them the opportunity to serve more of their sentence under strict conditions in the community.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Cooper added that the Sheriff’s Office is facing financial challenges due to the implementation of the Mays Consent Decree, the result of a settlement that found Sacramento County failed to provide humane treatment of its jail inmates.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2025
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His efforts aimed to reduce recidivism rates and promote policies that support the successful reentry of former inmates into society.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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“Lifer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifer. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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