permanently
adverb
per·ma·nent·ly
ˈpər-mə-nənt-lē 
ˈpərm-nənt-
: in a permanent manner : in a way that continues without changing or ending : in a way that is not brief or temporary
The restaurant closed permanently in May.
an area where the ground is permanently frozen
Artificial intelligence has permanently changed our understanding of the mind and has proved itself in hundreds of unsung applications.—
Steven Pinker
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Examples of permanently in a Sentence
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That click-click-click of people shuffling through bins of jewel cases is permanently embedded in my brain.
—Adrienne So, WIRED, 24 Apr. 2024
Over weeks and months, those scientists carefully measured the impact on the landscape, discovering vast expanses of Alaska had experienced massive uplift and subsidence, permanently rising up or dropping down as the ground shook and buckled.
—Christian Elliott, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2024
This growing phenomenon was no more apparent than in Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 space opera 2001: A Space Odyssey, which permanently transformed cinema’s aesthetic potential as both a mass cultural spectacle and a private directorial vision.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2024
The hatchet seemed permanently buried when Swift was tapped to present the Michael Jackson Video Award to West at the 2015 VMAs.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2024
But as of April 22, the establishment closed permanently.
—The Arizona Republic, 22 Apr. 2024
Davidson College on Thursday announced plans for a $100 million renovation of its library, including permanently relocating about half of its collection.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 18 Apr. 2024
In February, Altieri, the police commander, announced additional lockers would be permanently installed at two additional stations in Northwest Washington, and eventually to stations throughout the city.
—Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024
And so the result was, according to Hawking, that information is permanently lost at the horizon of the black hole.
—Quanta Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
Adrienne So, WIRED, 24 Apr. 2024
Over weeks and months, those scientists carefully measured the impact on the landscape, discovering vast expanses of Alaska had experienced massive uplift and subsidence, permanently rising up or dropping down as the ground shook and buckled.
—Christian Elliott, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2024
This growing phenomenon was no more apparent than in Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 space opera 2001: A Space Odyssey, which permanently transformed cinema’s aesthetic potential as both a mass cultural spectacle and a private directorial vision.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2024
The hatchet seemed permanently buried when Swift was tapped to present the Michael Jackson Video Award to West at the 2015 VMAs.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2024
But as of April 22, the establishment closed permanently.
—The Arizona Republic, 22 Apr. 2024
Davidson College on Thursday announced plans for a $100 million renovation of its library, including permanently relocating about half of its collection.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 18 Apr. 2024
In February, Altieri, the police commander, announced additional lockers would be permanently installed at two additional stations in Northwest Washington, and eventually to stations throughout the city.
—Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024
And so the result was, according to Hawking, that information is permanently lost at the horizon of the black hole.
—Quanta Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Permanently.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/permanently. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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