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livelong

[liv-lawng, -long] / ˈlɪvˌlɔŋ, -ˌlɒŋ /
ADJECTIVE
lifelong
Synonyms
STRONGEST
constant continuing deep-rooted enduring inveterate long-lasting permanent persistent
WEAK
for life lifetime long-lived long-standing old perennial
Antonyms
STRONGEST
short-lived temporary
WEAK
tenuous

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If we had wind chimes, it would’ve been a Lollapalooza monsoon of surly zephyrs all the livelong night.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

Detectives now knew the identity and the location of the man behind the handle "livelong" on EncroChat.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2025

How dreary to be somebody / How public, like a frog / To tell your name the livelong day / To an admiring bog.

From Washington Post • Apr. 19, 2022

After this surgery, 40 percent of patients have a serious postoperative complication, 50 percent have livelong digestive problems, and 10 percent develop diabetes.

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2022

She will stay in that bed the livelong day.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor

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