1
as in permanently
for all time
we'll be best friends forever
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2
as in constantly
on every relevant occasion
he is forever reminding me to wear my hat and gloves in cold weather
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as in months
a long or seemingly long period of time
it took forever to fill out all the forms
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Recent Examples of forever
Simon Perry, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Companies won’t be able to eat higher tariff prices forever.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2025
Chabeli Herrera, miamiherald, 17 Aug. 2017
Forever stamps are always equal to the current First-Class Mail service 1-ounce price.
—Michael McGough, sacbee, 14 July 2017
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Adverb
Prince William and Prince Harry were 15 and 12, respectively, when Diana died following a car crash in Paris on Aug. 31, 1997, changing their lives forever.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Companies won’t be able to eat higher tariff prices forever.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
Forever is gonna start aboard Royal Caribbean International’s Oasis of the Seas Monday with a concert of lunar proportions.
—Chabeli Herrera, miamiherald, 17 Aug. 2017
Forever stamps are always equal to the current First-Class Mail service 1-ounce price.
—Michael McGough, sacbee, 14 July 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forever
Adverb
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Downtown Home & Garden will permanently close on Dec. 24 after more than a century in Ann Arbor.—
Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Amanda Nguyen’s life was permanently altered when she was raped while attending Harvard in 2013.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Reference to the puppy-killing becomes a recurring gag throughout the episode, along with her face melting away and having to be constantly patched up by a team of makeup artists.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The average foot is home to billions of bacteria, which live off the sweat that your feet are constantly producing.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Maybe that’s intentional on King’s part; maybe Carrie was always a screen for viewers to project our aspirations and insecurities on.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
15 Aug. 2025
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The first touchpoint—especially the initial interview—should always be with a real person, not a video prompt or AI bot.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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That approach gives students peace of mind and creates a powerful incentive for institutions to focus on offering programs that have value and are continually updated to reflect an alignment with the skills and expectations of employers.—
Jeb Bush,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
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Wolff has continually backed Hamilton this season, believing that the great driver will adjust soon.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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What a child like Opal longs for is community and feeling embraced and loved.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
10 Aug. 2025
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Saint-Saëns long had the reputation of being too expert for his own good, spinning emptily elegant spiderwebs of notes.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Once victorious, Zeus condemned his vanquished opponents, notably Atlas, who was forced to carry the burden of the heavens, for eternity.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Doncic arrived at Dyckman at 8:11 p.m., making his grand entrance just after the first game ended, and didn’t leave until 90 minutes later — an eternity for a superstar in a setting this intimate.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
30 July 2025
Adverb
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Entrepreneurs are invariably motivated by making money, but Nelson was on a concurrent mission to enhance the city of Tulsa.—
Gary Stern,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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These follow-ups are invariably met with radio silence.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Their work in the market has considerably lowered the age of the squad and added more dynamism to a team that had started to look one-paced.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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In fact, executive strengths like strategic judgment, big-picture thinking and emotional intelligence often mature with age.—
Rob Robinson,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Forever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forever. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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