in perpetuity
idiom
formal
: for all time : forever
The land will be passed on from generation to generation in perpetuity.
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To designate a day as a federal holiday in perpetuity, legislation must pass through Congress and be signed into law by the president.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, Freep.com, 26 Dec. 2025
To designate a day as a federal holiday in perpetuity, legislation must pass through Congress and be signed into law by the president.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 25 Dec. 2025
The team will donate another $300,000 each year, in perpetuity, as an investment in those priorities.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 23 Dec. 2025
To designate a day as a federal holiday in perpetuity, legislation must pass through Congress and be signed into law by the president.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, IndyStar, 22 Dec. 2025
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, Freep.com, 26 Dec. 2025
To designate a day as a federal holiday in perpetuity, legislation must pass through Congress and be signed into law by the president.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 25 Dec. 2025
The team will donate another $300,000 each year, in perpetuity, as an investment in those priorities.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 23 Dec. 2025
To designate a day as a federal holiday in perpetuity, legislation must pass through Congress and be signed into law by the president.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, IndyStar, 22 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in perpetuity
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“In perpetuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20perpetuity. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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