permanence
noun
per·ma·nence
ˈpər-mə-nən(t)s 
ˈpərm-nən(t)s
: the quality or state of being permanent : durability
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The 550 community gardens that have been blessed with permanence all around the city are gloriously wasteful, crowding out towers with tulips and tomato plants.
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 23 June 2025
But without income increases to counter rising costs or any sense of permanence to the tariffs causing them, people may struggle to adapt to their new financial realities.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Tuberville's bill would have helped set a stricter precedent and codify Trump's order with more permanence.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2025
While these two exhibits may feel distinct, for Suh, all of his work interrogates the boundaries between personal and public space, and the conditions that force transience or enable permanence.
—Megan Williams, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 23 June 2025
But without income increases to counter rising costs or any sense of permanence to the tariffs causing them, people may struggle to adapt to their new financial realities.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Tuberville's bill would have helped set a stricter precedent and codify Trump's order with more permanence.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2025
While these two exhibits may feel distinct, for Suh, all of his work interrogates the boundaries between personal and public space, and the conditions that force transience or enable permanence.
—Megan Williams, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for permanence
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“Permanence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/permanence. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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