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long-serving

ADJECTIVE

veteran

Synonyms

STRONGEST

old-time skilled trained

STRONG

adept expert old pro steady versed vet wise

WEAK

battle-scarred been around disciplined exercised from way back hardened inured knows one's stuff long-time not born yesterday of the old school practical practiced proficient sophisticated up to speed weathered wise to ways worldly

Antonyms

STRONG

unskilled

WEAK

amateur green inexperienced

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A long-serving MP and a relative newcomer to the Commons usually make speeches, with Conservative Party leader Badenoch third up before Sir Keir addresses the chamber.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

The United States on Thursday slapped sanctions on the Democratic Republic of Congo's long-serving former president Joseph Kabila, backing allegations he has assisted Rwandan-linked rebels who have seized vast parts of his country.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Stones is the latest long-serving player to exit Etihad Stadium.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Peru’s long-serving Central Bank governor, Julio Velarde, is set to finish his fourth five-year term in July, raising concerns about future economic stability.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

This rather personalised essay, obviously biased and clouded by a string of personal experiences, seeks to narrate one person's run-ins into Goa's most long-serving editor.

From Behind the News: Voices from Goa's Press by Various

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