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
Adjective
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Hilty originated the part of the glamorous, immortal Madeline Ashton in both the show’s 2024 Chicago premiere and its Broadway run, earning her second Tony nomination, this time for Best Leading Actress in a Musical.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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Sure, playing Kingo, the buff immortal hero moonlighting as a Bollywood star in 2021’s Eternals — the first South Asian superhero in a Marvel movie, by the way — required a (now-viral) physical transformation.—
Kylie Gilbert,
InStyle,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Packing for style or comfort is the eternal travel struggle.—
Claire Gallam,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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But some believe a traveling, apocalyptic preacher convinced her that killing Noah, John, Paul, Luke and Mary was the only way to save them from eternal damnation.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The styling opportunities for beanies are endless.—
Alison Syrett Cleary,
InStyle,
9 Jan. 2026
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What separates Trump from many of his predecessors is not an appetite for war, but a refusal to tolerate endless gray zones.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
semafor.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Deathless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deathless. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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