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noun

as in Lord
the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe spent much time pondering the nature of the Eternal

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Recent Examples of eternal
Adjective
Through faith, individuals can access the higher realms and understand the soul’s eternal nature. Ascend Agency, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025 To this day, the meanest alley cat in London testifies to the eternal return of cat life. Lewis Hyde, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
Noun
Youth, like hope, seemingly springs eternal at the dawn of a new season. New York Times, 8 Apr. 2022 But hope springs eternal, maybe more so in baseball than anywhere else. John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2022 See All Example Sentences for eternal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eternal
Adjective
  • The pair are part of a series of works which will lead to the creation of an immortal garden, suitable for any landscape, pulling inspiration from plants and trees which aid humanity either by granting us shad More sculpture by Pelletti is on display at Bowman Sculpture.
    Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • The Old Guard 2 (Netflix movie) Andy (Charlize Theron) and her team of immortal warriors face a powerful new foe.
    Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 28 June 2025
Adjective
  • Photo-Illustration: Wired Staff/Victoria Turk The worst part of travel is the planning: the faff of finding and booking transport, accommodation, restaurant reservations—the list can feel endless.
    Victoria Turk, Wired News, 29 June 2025
  • In the age of dating apps and endless options, this fear has become more common than ever before.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Adjective
  • That memory, faint but enduring, was set in the downstairs den of their home.
    Ajdina Halilovic, Wired News, 6 July 2025
  • But those undeniable glimpses didn’t develop into anything more enduring.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 5 July 2025
Adjective
  • The Senate has also proposed a number of amendments, some of which undo the proposals put forward by the House, chief among them, making Opportunity Zones a permanent program, and allowing governors to reopen the window to nominate new tracts every ten years.
    Oludolapo Makinde, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • Then Chief Financial Officer Murray Auchincloss stepped in as interim CEO before being appointed on a permanent basis in January 2024.
    Michael Considine, CNBC, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • Newark Liberty Airport – which has also been plagued with disruptions due to ongoing staffing shortages – was experiencing delays of a whopping four hours due to thunderstorms, with the interruptions expected to impact flights until 2:00 a.m.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
  • More than half of its 50 million population is in need of humanitarian assistance as residents suffer from famine and disease outbreaks amid ongoing conflict.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • Officials said overnight enforcement will focus on common and continuing offenses such as commercial vehicles parked in residential areas and permit violations.
    Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2025
  • State of the labor market Initial weekly unemployment insurance claims have held in a fairly steady range around 220,000, though continuing claims earlier in November had hit their highest level in about three years.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Following its completion of the Bitstamp acquisition, EU users will soon gain access to perpetual futures with up to 3x leverage—a tool typically favored by advanced traders.
    Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • In Europe, crypto perpetual futures will offer eligible users up to 3x leverage, routed through Bitstamp.
    MacKenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • Withholding these funds will cause lasting harm to students and families, and to our education system, our future workforce, and our economy.
    Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
  • And there was no lasting evidence of that whatsoever.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2025

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“Eternal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eternal. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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