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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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Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 29 Mar. 2025
The Lasting Legacy of Purposeful Leadership Transforming passion into purposeful leadership is a lifelong journey — one marked by self-awareness, intentional action, and service to others.
—Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Competing under firm and fiery coach Pat Summitt in the 1984 Olympics, and maintaining a lifelong friendship with Summitt, shaped Mulkey, too.
—Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The bank believed those young, future college graduates could potentially be sold on the idea of a lifelong partnership with the financial institution.
—CBS News, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Lifelong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifelong. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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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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