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as in eternal
lasting forever
valentines typically express the giver's everlasting love and devotion
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as in immortal
having an existence or validity that does not change or diminish
Shakespeare's plays are still being performed 400 years later because they deal with everlasting truths and universal emotions
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as in perpetuity
endless time
that special bond that has existed between mother and child from everlasting
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as in God
capitalized
the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe
people who believe that the magnificence of the natural world is proof of the existence of the Everlasting
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Recent Examples of everlasting
Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Fauset writes with an awareness of these everlasting tensions, making the novel feel surprisingly modern despite its 1928 publication date.
—Glory Edim
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Jay Peters, The Verge, 20 Sep. 2023
One of his favorite sections contains sweeps of the grass little bluestem and the perennial sweet everlasting amid scattered plantings of pitch pines.
—Washington Post, 7 July 2021
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Adjective
The name stuck — and went on to become an everlasting program, a live performance, a location and a brand.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Fauset writes with an awareness of these everlasting tensions, making the novel feel surprisingly modern despite its 1928 publication date.
—Glory Edim
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
Here’s Meta’s explanation for the changes from a Wednesday blog post:
Our intention was to create a refreshed design of the Facebook logo that was bolder, electric and everlasting.
—Jay Peters, The Verge, 20 Sep. 2023
One of his favorite sections contains sweeps of the grass little bluestem and the perennial sweet everlasting amid scattered plantings of pitch pines.
—Washington Post, 7 July 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for everlasting
Adjective
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His big, bright smile, infectious energy and eternal positivity created a presence that continually uplifted others.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Oct. 2025
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The film stars Elizabeth Olsen, Miles Teller, and Callum Turner in a story set in the afterlife, where souls have one week to choose their eternal fate.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Similarly, corporations in the real world can be viewed as immortal, nonbiological organisms driven to grow, consume resources, and protect themselves.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Sep. 2025
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The options were powerful, immortal, stranger or wanderer.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Fifty years ago, Bob Seger walked onto a stage in downtown Detroit and waged a pair of performances for perpetuity.—
Brian McCollum,
Freep.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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As the film explores, Chauvet remained pristine because about 28,000 years ago a cliff collapsed sealing the entrance in virtual perpetuity until it was discovered by speleologists including Jean-Marie Chauvet.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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To acquire the papers of such a preeminent writer making work at the very top of his game will provide endless inspiration and insight to generations of creatives and researchers.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Oct. 2025
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When executed properly, the process triggers endless reactions to make energy for electricity.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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After enduring months of chemotherapy, changes to her hair are an inevitable reality.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
27 Sep. 2025
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The $60 canvas sneaker is detailed with elastic side panels and a vulcanized rubber sole, its black-and-white checker motif among the brand’s most enduring signatures since debuting in 1977.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And then later that month in Estonia, NATO says three Russian MiG-31 jets flew over NATO territory for 12 minutes, an eternity for fighter aircraft, before being intercepted by NATO aircraft stationed nearby.—
Frederik Pleitgen,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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Sixteen years passed — an eternity by rap’s standards — as Pusha T became a successful solo artist and label executive while Malice took a hiatus from rapping to pursue his faith.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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What’s Next The investigation remains ongoing as of time of writing.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Mthethwa also faced an ongoing probe that heard allegations by a provincial police commissioner who accused him of attempting to obstruct the prosecution of a former head of South Africa’s Crime Intelligence Services who was being investigated for corruption.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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Grande reposted a video of the performance on her Instagram Story, adding an infinity symbol, a heart, and a teary-eyed emoji.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
29 Sep. 2025
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There will also be infinity mirror rooms, kaleidoscopic environments, themed photo boxes, and immersive activity rooms.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Everlasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/everlasting. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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