perpetuity
noun
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eternity, everlasting, foreverness, infinity
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Wiegand said communities had to provide the land and commit to supporting the library in perpetuity with revenue equal to 10 percent of the grant. — Robert Mitchell, Washington Post, "Andrew Carnegie built 1,700 public libraries. But some towns refused the steel baron’s money.," 9 Apr. 2018 Neguinho’s vision was long-term: to form an all-female drum group, but also ensure the perpetuity of the group by offering free instrument-making workshops and music lessons for women and children at the house. — New York Times, "They Told the Women in Bahia They Couldn’t Drum. Try Telling That to Banda Didá.," 30 Jan. 2018 Once funded, the scholarship will provide $4,000 a year in perpetuity toward tuition for a promising journalism student at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. — Robert Duffer, chicagotribune.com, "Best rides of 2017," 26 Dec. 2017 In short, people were mad at Netflix for not making sure that Friends would be available to stream in perpetuity, just as people had been mad at Netflix for canceling the show. — Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, "Why Netflix could have lost Friends — and what it means for the future of streaming," 11 Dec. 2018 Liberal politicians defend color-conscious policies to win votes, and courts assure us the policies will not exist in perpetuity. — Jason L. Riley, WSJ, "Racial Preferences Aren’t Only an American Problem," 11 Dec. 2018 The price is likely a limiting factor for a lot of people who could benefit from saving time by working out at home because of job and family commitments, because $1,500 to $4,000 plus $39 a month in perpetuity is a significant investment. — Cheryl Wischhover, Vox, "Peloton’s $2,000 stationary bike has totally disrupted working out at home," 14 Nov. 2018 Microsoft is going to be a dominant force in technology, effectively in perpetuity. — Recode Staff, Recode, "Full transcript: Box CEO Aaron Levie on Recode Decode," 11 July 2018 The agreement, which advocates the historical designation, would be a step toward protecting the hotel in perpetuity, Conca said. 2. — Meryl Kornfield, Sun-Sentinel.com, "6 fun things about Pier 66 you probably didn't know," 6 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'perpetuity.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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