as in forever
for all time
we will be eternally grateful for your kind generosity
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Recent Examples of eternally
To me, being a refugee meant being eternally lonely.
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Ashoka,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Thanks to its colorful cast of characters, which ranged from the Sprouse twins to the eternally helpful bellhop Esteban (Adrian R'Mante), the original adventures of Zack and Cody put a new and memorable spin on the classic Eloise fantasy of living in a hotel.
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Christian Holub,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 June 2026
All the more reason for this eternally wide-eyed extra-terrestrial empath to take it.
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Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
In fact, the biggest challenge facing any live production now is that the main point of comparison is the 1965 film version, with Julie Andrews’ incomparable voice eternally setting the bar for the show’s greatest hits.
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Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
4 June 2026
To me, these two days are linked eternally.
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Jerry Shnay,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2026
With no pain, no suffering, and stress-free living eternally with Jesus.
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Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2026
Nick Immaculata from Preservation Distillery might be, especially after seeing the praise heaped upon it from the eternally online whiskey world.
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Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
24 May 2026
On the list of things eternally altered that holiday weekend for the 28-year-old Chapman was his latest studio album, Feet on Fire, which dropped this past Friday.
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Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
24 May 2026
Ashoka,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Thanks to its colorful cast of characters, which ranged from the Sprouse twins to the eternally helpful bellhop Esteban (Adrian R'Mante), the original adventures of Zack and Cody put a new and memorable spin on the classic Eloise fantasy of living in a hotel.
—
Christian Holub,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 June 2026
All the more reason for this eternally wide-eyed extra-terrestrial empath to take it.
—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
In fact, the biggest challenge facing any live production now is that the main point of comparison is the 1965 film version, with Julie Andrews’ incomparable voice eternally setting the bar for the show’s greatest hits.
—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
4 June 2026
To me, these two days are linked eternally.
—
Jerry Shnay,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2026
With no pain, no suffering, and stress-free living eternally with Jesus.
—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2026
Nick Immaculata from Preservation Distillery might be, especially after seeing the praise heaped upon it from the eternally online whiskey world.
—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
24 May 2026
On the list of things eternally altered that holiday weekend for the 28-year-old Chapman was his latest studio album, Feet on Fire, which dropped this past Friday.
—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
24 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eternally
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Residents, family members and community leaders gathered early Wednesday morning in Surfside to mark five years since the collapse of Champlain Towers South, a tragedy that killed 98 people and forever changed the South Florida community.
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And it’s been seemingly forever since the Jazz were able to put a premium amount of talent on the floor.
Adverb
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But the solution isn't always a plane ticket.
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Camping doesn’t always entail roughing it.
Adverb
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The beverage’s roots go back to 1565, when the Manila-Acapulco galleon trade route began between Mexico and the Philippines, permanently altering both countries’ culinary trajectories.
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As officials negotiated over how to permanently end the war in Iran, a separate plan emerged to break the shipping bottleneck through the Strait of Hormuz.
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“Eternally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eternally. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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