as in immortal
lasting forever
an author who craved deathless fame
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Recent Examples of deathless
In his deathless search for love, David becomes the ultimate vessel for it.
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Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
This might sound like the prelude to a sci-fi tale of deathless human-tardigrade hybrids, but the reality is more mundane.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 10 July 2024
That stuff is deathless, and in Sammy Glick, Schulberg invented one of the most enduring craven strivers in American literature.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Writers’ moods certainly don’t work that way; after all, Malamud wrote at least a half-dozen deathless short stories and a couple of classic novels … and still felt sunk.
—Mark Athitakis, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2023
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Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
This might sound like the prelude to a sci-fi tale of deathless human-tardigrade hybrids, but the reality is more mundane.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 10 July 2024
That stuff is deathless, and in Sammy Glick, Schulberg invented one of the most enduring craven strivers in American literature.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Writers’ moods certainly don’t work that way; after all, Malamud wrote at least a half-dozen deathless short stories and a couple of classic novels … and still felt sunk.
—Mark Athitakis, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deathless
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The symphony, conducted by its music director Carolyn Kuan, is playing a ballet score by Prokofiev inspired by Shakespeare’s immortal drama about two young lovers from feuding families at the Belding Theater at The Bushnell, located at 166 Capitol Ave.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2026
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On the other sideline, the New England Patriots are somehow back here again, trying to rekindle a dynasty that once felt immortal under Tom Brady.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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But Brontë’s novel is an eternal nightmare, one that has haunted readers for two centuries.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
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Plenty of observers over the years have drawn a link between the Koopas and their king, Mario’s eternal archenemy Bowser, and the reptilian kappa creatures of Japanese mythology, untrustworthy trickster water spirits with a passing resemblance to turtles.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Feb. 2026
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The Boone area may be home to three different ski resorts—Appalachian Ski Mountain, Sugar Mountain Resort, and Beech Mountain Resort—but America’s Best Small Mountain Town also has endless appeal for travelers who’d rather not spend all day zooming down the mountain.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2026
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The accolades were endless for Miranda in 2025.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Deathless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deathless. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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