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as in continuous
going on and on without any interruptions
the perpetual rise and fall of the sea
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as in ongoing
having an existence or validity that does not change or diminish
freedom of religion is a perpetual right that is guaranteed by the nation's constitution
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as in eternal
lasting forever
an immature jerk who seemed to be in a state of perpetual adolescence
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Recent Examples of perpetual
Rather, these projects contributed to the organization’s seemingly perpetual reputational decline and furthered its disconnect from audiences.
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Selome Hailu, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
My observations were through the lens of a perpetual college student.
—Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
The beef between Cardi B and Nicki Minaj — which has been a long-simmering perpetual stew since at least 2018 — heated up on X this week.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
The show tells the story of the Butlers’ unlikely friendship with their new(ish) neighbor, perpetual nice-guy Dave Johnson (Max Greenfield), his wife, Gemma (Beth Behrs), and their now-teenage son, Grover (Hank Greenspan).
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
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Selome Hailu, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
My observations were through the lens of a perpetual college student.
—Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
The beef between Cardi B and Nicki Minaj — which has been a long-simmering perpetual stew since at least 2018 — heated up on X this week.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
The show tells the story of the Butlers’ unlikely friendship with their new(ish) neighbor, perpetual nice-guy Dave Johnson (Max Greenfield), his wife, Gemma (Beth Behrs), and their now-teenage son, Grover (Hank Greenspan).
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpetual
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Underscore those last three words — in the West — because the Grizzlies’ example illustrates a key truth about the difference between the East and West, one that possibly helps maintain the near-continuous chasm in strength between the two conferences.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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However, innovative drilling technologies and closed-loop systems have recently transformed the field and uncovered vast new potential to produce clean, continuous power with a capacity factor often exceeding 90 percent.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
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The latest martyr in Paris’ ongoing political deadlock — France’s fifth PM in less than two years — is Sébastien Lecornu, who announced his resignation on Monday after just 27 days in office.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
8 Oct. 2025
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This is the latest chapter in an ongoing saga between the former couple.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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May Waheguru ji grant his soul eternal abode at His feet and give strength to the family to bear this sorrowful blow.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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The concepts of karma, dharma, and the eternal dance between fate and choice are deeply embedded in Indian culture.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
8 Oct. 2025
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Lawmakers, however, view the fees as a hedge against a continual conversion to EVs and the decline in gas taxes that have helped to fund big projects, as well a a way to tame an increasingly sprawling delivery ecosystem.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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Protection against scams comes from continual education that helps older people develop and sustain their skepticism while also increasing their confidence in their ability to make smart, informed decisions.—
Madhusree Mukerjee,
Scientific American,
8 Oct. 2025
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Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman was a leader of the Janjaweed militia, which killed hundreds of thousands of members of Darfur’s non-Arab population in the early 2000s, sparking one of the world’s gravest and most enduring humanitarian crises.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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But the monarchy under King Charles is doing what monarchy does – enduring, calmly above the fray.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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The film looks like a million bucks, has a high pedigree of talent, and mistakes constant poking for conversation, endless buzzwords for a buffet of food for thought, incendiary hypotheticals for insight.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Oct. 2025
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Predictive tax planning — hard to do now without endless data collection — could attract new customers to wealth management.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Around the same time, Israeli strikes on Damascus and continued clashes in Sweida hardened the idea, inside parts of the Kurdish movement, that the center could break.—
Hassan Hassan,
Time,
11 Oct. 2025
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With continued investment, policy support, and technological advancement, the global EV ecosystem can evolve into a reliable, accessible, and sustainable network.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
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Khalid was born mortal, but was given an immortal life when his father placed his soul into the body of Hunbish, a child that the Goryeo girl once wished to save.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Published in The Atlantic magazine in June 1866, Whittier’s poem gave the real-life tragedy of the Dash and her crew additional immortal power.—
Leanna Renee Hieber,
Big Think,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Perpetual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpetual. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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