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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
The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Having your brand associated with a specific time and place leaves an everlasting impression on new consumers.
—William Butrymowicz, Rolling Stone, 9 June 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
Lyrical storytelling and live folk music weave an emotional and evocative tale of rediscovering love and the everlasting bond of a father and son.
—The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Having your brand associated with a specific time and place leaves an everlasting impression on new consumers.
—William Butrymowicz, Rolling Stone, 9 June 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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In refreshing contrast, David Corenswet's Supes is the eternal optimist; an earnest Kansas farm boy who insists on seeing the best in humanity.—
EW Staff Published,
EW.com,
11 July 2025
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Traversing solemnly sentimental piano, Push and Malice trade icy menace for eternal love in a delicate letter to their dead parents.—
Peter A. Berry,
Variety,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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Not because of any moral presumptions about the persistent script’s immortal sole, but for economy expedience when constructing distributed autonomous organisations (DAOs).—
David G.W. Birch,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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Where to watch: Netflix 'The Old Guard 2' Based on the comic-book series, this action sequel reunites Andy (Charlize Theron) with her crew of immortal warriors.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
Noun
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To achieve this aim, Washington should apply economic and, if necessary, military pressure until Iran comes clean on its weaponization programs and abandons all or almost all uranium enrichment for perpetuity.—
JAMES JEFFREY,
Foreign Affairs,
4 July 2025
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But to sacrifice Negan to The Dama in theoretical perpetuity?—
Charlie Mason,
TVLine,
5 May 2025
Adjective
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This term was popularized by Gen Z to describe the mental fog and cognitive decline linked to endless scrolling.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Lines between captor and captive, justice and survival, begin to blur as the siege spirals for 11 endless, terrifying days.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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Purpose That Carries Forward The most enduring purpose is not one that is declared.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Letterman’s 22-year tenure yielded some of late-night TV’s most enduring musical moments.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
18 July 2025
Noun
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That must seem like an eternity for millions of sleepless Ukrainians now enduring an escalating Russian onslaught of deadly missile and mass drone strikes on their towns and cities.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
15 July 2025
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That all takes time — which, for a truck idling in the middle of traffic during the morning rush hour in Manhattan, can feel like an eternity.—
John Surico,
Curbed,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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On top of that, an ongoing railway worker shortage continues to lengthen dwell times for containers waiting at the port.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
14 July 2025
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The search for flooding victims is ongoing, Kerr County Sheriff Larry L. Leitha said Monday, noting that searchers lost half to three-quarters of their search day on Sunday due to heavy rains.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 July 2025
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The 90mm Macro is not ideal for rack focus video shots, however, as its optics exhibit significant focus breathing because the lens's angle of view is far narrower when focused on a near subject versus one that's far off toward infinity.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
11 Dec. 2024
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Furthermore, parabolas and hyperbolas are equivalent to ellipses, with the addition of one or two points at infinity, respectively.—
Richard Jensen,
Scientific American,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Everlasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/everlasting. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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