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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Sappenfield was permanently banned by the United States Center for SafeSport in May 2024 for physical and emotional misconduct, retaliation, abuse of process, and failure to report a potential SafeSport violation.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
The regulator fined him more than $2 million and permanently banned him from holding a management role in the sector in 2023.
—Lola Murti,dan Mangan, CNBC, 15 Feb. 2026
Desmarais said the Torrington location is also permanently closed.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
Summer Lopez and Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf, interim chief executives of PEN America, were appointed to permanently lead the literary group.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Feb. 2026
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Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
The regulator fined him more than $2 million and permanently banned him from holding a management role in the sector in 2023.
—Lola Murti,dan Mangan, CNBC, 15 Feb. 2026
Desmarais said the Torrington location is also permanently closed.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
Summer Lopez and Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf, interim chief executives of PEN America, were appointed to permanently lead the literary group.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for permanently
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“Permanently.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/permanently. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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