permanently
adverb
per·ma·nent·ly
ˈpər-mə-nənt-lē 
ˈpərm-nənt-
: in a permanent manner : in a way that continues without changing or ending : in a way that is not brief or temporary
The restaurant closed permanently in May.
an area where the ground is permanently frozen
Artificial intelligence has permanently changed our understanding of the mind and has proved itself in hundreds of unsung applications.—
Steven Pinker
Steven PinkerExamples of permanently in a Sentence
planned to stay there permanently
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When the cornea is permanently opaque and the eye rejects a cornea transplant, surgeons sometimes turn to tooth-in-eye surgery.
—Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Although the Indian summer will end at some point, Palm Tree Club is permanently a new getaway in downtown Kansas City.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Two-way former Toronto Raptors big man Jontay Porter was permanently banned from the NBA after it was found that he was involved in some illicit betting on his own performances just last season.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Oxygen attracts electrons more strongly than carbon does; as a result, the molecule’s electrons tend to skew towards the oxygen side, making the duo permanently off balance.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
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Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Although the Indian summer will end at some point, Palm Tree Club is permanently a new getaway in downtown Kansas City.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Two-way former Toronto Raptors big man Jontay Porter was permanently banned from the NBA after it was found that he was involved in some illicit betting on his own performances just last season.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Oxygen attracts electrons more strongly than carbon does; as a result, the molecule’s electrons tend to skew towards the oxygen side, making the duo permanently off balance.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Permanently.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/permanently. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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