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Recent Examples of lifer
Belonging to no one exactly, of debatable worth, and kept company by a neighborhood lifer and his detritus: perhaps a fitting end for the bust that ignited a fight over the soul of downtown.
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Hannah Jocelyn, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2025
And the neighbors have evolved into a hearty mix of young parents, middle-aged artists and eccentrics, blue-collar lifers, and comfortable retirees.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2025
Directed by Hollywood lifer (and author) Edward Zwick (Glory, Blood Diamond), Trial by Fire tells the story of Cameron Todd Willingham, a Texas man who was executed after being convicted of deliberately murdering his three daughters in a 1991 house fire.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025
But for the rest of us — for the Joao Felix lifers, the Joao Felix holdouts, the Joao Felix evangelicals — there remains a thin sliver of hope to grasp.
—Jack Lang, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
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Hannah Jocelyn, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2025
And the neighbors have evolved into a hearty mix of young parents, middle-aged artists and eccentrics, blue-collar lifers, and comfortable retirees.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2025
Directed by Hollywood lifer (and author) Edward Zwick (Glory, Blood Diamond), Trial by Fire tells the story of Cameron Todd Willingham, a Texas man who was executed after being convicted of deliberately murdering his three daughters in a 1991 house fire.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025
But for the rest of us — for the Joao Felix lifers, the Joao Felix holdouts, the Joao Felix evangelicals — there remains a thin sliver of hope to grasp.
—Jack Lang, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifer
Noun
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What are the pros and cons of filing for a tax extension, according to experts?—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
12 Apr. 2025
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What are the pros and cons of a smart fridge in a home?—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
11 Apr. 2025
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Air Force veteran Mark Mendon of Blue Springs, Missouri, showed up to lend his support to the Satanic Grotto’s cause.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2025
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Before the game, Padres president of baseball operations A.J. Preller said veteran pitcher Yu Darvish was progressing in playing catch, but there was no specific timetable for his return from elbow inflammation.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Biden also commuted sentences for 37 of 40 convicts on death row in federal prisons, which was largely a policy statement against capital punishment.—
Ron Faucheux,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Jan. 2025
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Other convicts to turn their lives around athletically include 2010 American League MVP Josh Hamilton and former MLB reliever Matt Bush.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
2 Mar. 2025
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Hamas has revised its casualty figures from the Gaza war, removing hundreds of names from its official list of war fatalities, and revealing that 72% of those killed were men aged 13 to 55 – a demographic largely composed of combatants.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Israel's offensive in Gaza has killed more than 50,000 Palestinians, according to the enclave's Health Ministry, which doesn't say whether those killed are civilians or combatants.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Yesterday’s pangram was jailbird.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 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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The National Symphony Orchestra is planning warhorses by Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich and world premieres by Carlos Simon, the Kennedy Center’s composer in residence; Valerie Coleman; and others.—
Javier C. Hernández,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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All three warhorses will be first-ballot Hall of Famers.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Wang had held numerous talks with Waltz’s predecessor, Jake Sullivan, including an exchange that led to a rare prisoner swap.—
Beijing and Washington Bureaus,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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While in jail, Dean bonds with Zoro, a grim and mysterious teenage prisoner serving time for murder.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
11 Apr. 2025
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After years of litigation, the state executed its first death row inmate in 13 years, opening the door for Bixby's execution.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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According to inmate records, his bail amount was $20,000.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Lifer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifer. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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