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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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Adam Wescott, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
In fact, Democratic antipathy has turned many lifelong Democrats who work in crypto into Trump supporters, since the Biden administration has put their livelihoods at risk and treated these entrepreneurs as criminals.
—Laura Shin, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
Scott Talley is a native Detroiter, a proud product of Detroit Public Schools and a lifelong lover of Detroit culture in its diverse forms.
—Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 27 Oct. 2024
The answers that our readers gave might even surprise lifelong Louisianans.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Lifelong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifelong. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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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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