as in forever
for all time
we will be eternally grateful for your kind generosity
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Recent Examples of eternally
Elegant, confident and eternally expressive, both make a stylish pair, effortlessly turning heads while basking in the adoration.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Along the way, the protagonist must also find a way to lift the curse on his eternally slumbering friend, who happens to be the prince.
—PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2025
While this may be viewed as an inconvenience in comparison to an eternally waterproof technical fabric, the patina that develops as the wax shifts is viewed as a feature unto itself.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2025
But when leaving the company, to keep their vested equity, they were reportedly required to sign an agreement that contained provisions eternally forbidding them from criticizing their former employer, and that prevented them from mentioning the agreement’s existence.
—Harry Booth, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
The clean freaks in your life will be eternally grateful.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025
After being stuck on a boss, eternally forced to run back and replay swaths of danger for just another slim shot at winning, overcoming most challenges feels less like triumph and more like someone’s mercifully loosened the belt around your neck.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
Spanning some 22 million acres, the state's eternally emerald forests are one of its most iconic features.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
His life was secured eternally by His Savior, Jesus Christ.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Along the way, the protagonist must also find a way to lift the curse on his eternally slumbering friend, who happens to be the prince.
—PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2025
While this may be viewed as an inconvenience in comparison to an eternally waterproof technical fabric, the patina that develops as the wax shifts is viewed as a feature unto itself.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2025
But when leaving the company, to keep their vested equity, they were reportedly required to sign an agreement that contained provisions eternally forbidding them from criticizing their former employer, and that prevented them from mentioning the agreement’s existence.
—Harry Booth, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
The clean freaks in your life will be eternally grateful.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025
After being stuck on a boss, eternally forced to run back and replay swaths of danger for just another slim shot at winning, overcoming most challenges feels less like triumph and more like someone’s mercifully loosened the belt around your neck.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
Spanning some 22 million acres, the state's eternally emerald forests are one of its most iconic features.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
His life was secured eternally by His Savior, Jesus Christ.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eternally
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With disturbing visuals, wild kills and a seriously creepy synth soundtrack, A Nightmare on Elm Street changed the slasher genre forever when it was released in 1984.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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So, on January 22, 2023, Klaus was finally adopted and ready to start a new chapter in his forever home.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Such is the lot of young Miguel (Julio Pena Hernandez), who had recently suffered wounds in sea battle that rendered his left arm permanently inert.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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About 400 staff positions across the KC-area Head Start sites are also at risk if the sites close permanently, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said earlier this month.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
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Though the serial killer in each installment of Scream is always revealed to be a different person, the phone voice has remained consistent since Jackson, now 65, took on the job back in 1996.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Drinkwitz has helped the Tigers get talented players and stay in contention, but Mizzou will always have a difficult path in the SEC.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Eternally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eternally. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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