permanence
noun
per·ma·nence
ˈpər-mə-nən(t)s 
ˈpərm-nən(t)s
: the quality or state of being permanent : durability
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Still, being first carries its own kind of permanence.
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Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Without temporal permanence, hallucinations inherited from their past selves are accepted as true, and can begin to compound.
—Tharin Pillay, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
Its distressed jackets and patchwork dresses, each hand-mended and one-of-a-kind, are not fashioned for mass production but for permanence.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
According to the institute statement, which remained ambiguous about the mosquito’s permanence, the insect probably arrived via freight transportation.
—Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
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Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Without temporal permanence, hallucinations inherited from their past selves are accepted as true, and can begin to compound.
—Tharin Pillay, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
Its distressed jackets and patchwork dresses, each hand-mended and one-of-a-kind, are not fashioned for mass production but for permanence.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
According to the institute statement, which remained ambiguous about the mosquito’s permanence, the insect probably arrived via freight transportation.
—Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for permanence
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“Permanence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/permanence. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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