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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Out here, the wind scrapes clean and the sun doesn’t blink, etching permanence into everything from the fence posts and stone chimneys to the endless forestland and Elk Mountain peaks that flank the ranch’s 500 acres.
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Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 2 July 2025
House and Senate leaders should focus on providing permanence in the tax code for small businesses with the 20% small-business deduction, the estate tax, and equipment expensing provisions.
—Palmer Schoening, Boston Herald, 27 June 2025
Surrounded by drying pines, lodge was destined to burn
If the Canyon tells the story of permanence, the settlements on the rim are the soul of impermanence.
—Tom Zoellner, AZCentral.com, 25 July 2025
Due to the risks associated with these procedures as well as their permanence, these treatments must be reserved for severe cases of odor and sweating.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 18 June 2025
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Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 2 July 2025
House and Senate leaders should focus on providing permanence in the tax code for small businesses with the 20% small-business deduction, the estate tax, and equipment expensing provisions.
—Palmer Schoening, Boston Herald, 27 June 2025
Surrounded by drying pines, lodge was destined to burn
If the Canyon tells the story of permanence, the settlements on the rim are the soul of impermanence.
—Tom Zoellner, AZCentral.com, 25 July 2025
Due to the risks associated with these procedures as well as their permanence, these treatments must be reserved for severe cases of odor and sweating.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 18 June 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 21 Aug. 2025.
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