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Recent Examples of lifer
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.
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Jack Lang, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
Marist coach John Dunne has been a lifer in the league, spending 12 years at Saint Peter’s and now in his seventh campaign at Marist.
—Jim Root, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
Since the rulings, more than 1,000 juvenile lifers have been released.
—Brendan Rand, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2025
According to Troy Renck of the Denver Post, Manager Bud Black is in a group chat with baseball lifers, including Dodgers boss Dave Roberts.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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Jack Lang, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
Marist coach John Dunne has been a lifer in the league, spending 12 years at Saint Peter’s and now in his seventh campaign at Marist.
—Jim Root, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
Since the rulings, more than 1,000 juvenile lifers have been released.
—Brendan Rand, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2025
According to Troy Renck of the Denver Post, Manager Bud Black is in a group chat with baseball lifers, including Dodgers boss Dave Roberts.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifer
Noun
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However, the focus of the con is noticeably widening.—
Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Contrary to its fellow fats like butter and extra virgin olive oil, which both infuse recipes with noticeable flavor, vegetable shortening is neutral—which can be a pro or a con, depending on your goals with a dish.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The veteran Rojas has stepped in for the Dodgers many times before.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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People are losing veterans’ benefits and Social Security.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In the 1974 crime drama, Hawn plays a Texas woman who, along with her escaped convict husband (William Atherton), takes a police officer hostage in an effort to prevent their young son from being placed in foster care.—
John Russell,
People.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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Three of the doc shorts tell dauntingly serious stories about a convict on death row, a survivor of a school shooting, and a murder in Chicago told through police body-cam footage.—
David Bloom,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Gaza health ministry figures do not distinguish between civilians and combatants.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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Watching the map provides all the information about where combatants are moving, what skirmishes they’re engaged in, and where points of convergence may arise.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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
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When Canton jailbird selectman Chris Albert did six months in prison in 1994 for a hit-and-run homicide, who was his lawyer? A. Judge Auntie Bev B. Meatball Morrissey C. Auntie Bev’s brother D. Adam Lally 2.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
14 July 2024
Noun
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Going to celebrate the Passover, Jesus chose to enter the city on the back of a colt, in stark contrast to the warhorses and chariots of Roman armies.—
Lynne Silva-Breen,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, that warhorse of English traditionalism, is mentioned six times, and his plangent music—invoking a lost, idyllic England; a greener, more pleasant land—could easily be the novel’s soundtrack.—
Charles McGrath,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Check out the crumbling cell blocks, bell tower, and stone walls topped with broken glass—once used to keep prisoners inside.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
AFAR Media,
10 Mar. 2025
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Elijah’s time in uniform comes to an ignominious end when the Union takes him prisoner.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2025
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The inmate, identified as Grant Amato, has been serving a life sentence after being convicted of first-degree murder in 2019 for the fatal shootings of his father, mother and brother at their suburban Orlando home.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2025
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The police report for Victoria Goodwin's arrest reportedly contains messages between her and the inmate, according to the outlets.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA TODAY,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Lifer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifer. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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