in perpetuity
idiom
formal
: for all time : forever
The land will be passed on from generation to generation in perpetuity.
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Dieux’s bestseller eye masks, designed—as their name suggests—to be used in perpetuity, are made of 100% silicone gel to be used with your eye serum or cream of choice.
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Jenny Berg, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
And yet, Democrats want to keep COVID-era stimulus checks flowing to insurers in perpetuity.
—Sally C. Pipes, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
By definition, legacy brands can also survive a spate of bad management, bad economies, even bad luck — but not in perpetuity.
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Instead, here are just four of her most comforting, cozy projects to watch in her honor tonight and in perpetuity.
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Jenny Berg, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
And yet, Democrats want to keep COVID-era stimulus checks flowing to insurers in perpetuity.
—Sally C. Pipes, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
By definition, legacy brands can also survive a spate of bad management, bad economies, even bad luck — but not in perpetuity.
—Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
Instead, here are just four of her most comforting, cozy projects to watch in her honor tonight and in perpetuity.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 11 Oct. 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 31 Oct. 2025.
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