as in forever
for all time
we will be eternally grateful for your kind generosity
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Recent Examples of eternally
Yet the single blemish on his resume is eternally painful to Dodgers fans.
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
While we might be inclined to think of space and time as eternally expansive and divisible, the ultrafinitist would argue that these are assumptions that science has increasingly brought into question — much as, Zeilberger might say, science brought doubt to God’s doorstep.
—Quanta Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
The tongs used to pull hot dogs and taquitos off the eternally turning roller grill didn’t get washed, rinsed and sanitized when in use for four hours.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
Then there were the documentaries focusing on Saturday Night Live cast members Chevy Chase and Eddie Murphy, as well the eternally SNL-adjacent Steve Martin.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026
Robinson drew a tough matchup with the eternally upbeat Ozzie Albies — but ultimately ousted him, garnering 53% of y’all’s ballots.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 8 Apr. 2026
All the narrator would have had to do is turn on his recorder for three seconds, and Thomas’s voice would be eternally reproducible.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
She will be deeply missed, always loved, and eternally remembered.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026
With 10 seconds left, Duke freshman guard Cayden Boozer made a bad pass, which led to a turnover around halfcourt, and Mullins hoisted a 35-foot three to cement himself in UConn lore eternally.
—Megan Armstrong, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
While we might be inclined to think of space and time as eternally expansive and divisible, the ultrafinitist would argue that these are assumptions that science has increasingly brought into question — much as, Zeilberger might say, science brought doubt to God’s doorstep.
—Quanta Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
The tongs used to pull hot dogs and taquitos off the eternally turning roller grill didn’t get washed, rinsed and sanitized when in use for four hours.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
Then there were the documentaries focusing on Saturday Night Live cast members Chevy Chase and Eddie Murphy, as well the eternally SNL-adjacent Steve Martin.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026
Robinson drew a tough matchup with the eternally upbeat Ozzie Albies — but ultimately ousted him, garnering 53% of y’all’s ballots.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 8 Apr. 2026
All the narrator would have had to do is turn on his recorder for three seconds, and Thomas’s voice would be eternally reproducible.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
She will be deeply missed, always loved, and eternally remembered.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026
With 10 seconds left, Duke freshman guard Cayden Boozer made a bad pass, which led to a turnover around halfcourt, and Mullins hoisted a 35-foot three to cement himself in UConn lore eternally.
—Megan Armstrong, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eternally
Adverb
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Ted Turner changed our industry forever.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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Villaraigosa especially went hard on his forever frenemy Xavier Becerra on everything from his time as President Biden’s health secretary to how former staffers have been charged with stealing millions of dollars from his campaign funds.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
Adverb
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Congress has not always fulfilled its oversight responsibilities, and the differences between the last two administrations are a clear example of that.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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The middle child Ameya didn’t always appreciate Nadya calling the shots.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
Adverb
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For instance, despite lasting only 20 seconds, the 1995 earthquake that struck Kobe, Japan destroyed 100,000 buildings, and the 2011 earthquake/tsunami that smashed Tōhoku, Japan killed more than 15,000 people and forced 130,000 to abandon their homes temporarily or permanently.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 May 2026
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Primm Valley Casino Resorts, the last full-time casino among a cluster of three off Interstate 15 in Primm, at the California-Nevada border, is permanently closing July 4, a publicist for owner Affinity Gaming confirmed Wednesday.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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“Eternally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eternally. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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