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
Adverb
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Marshawn will forever be a part of the Bronco brotherhood.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Miles Teller, Elizabeth Olsen and Callum Turner get their rom-com on for new A24 film Eternity, which follows a woman who, in the afterlife, must choose to spend forever with her longtime husband or her first love, who died young and waited decades for her.—
Kirsten Chuba,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Researchers also discovered that dark energy had not always been dominant, appearing to begin its rule and start speeding up the expansion of the universe around 5 billion years ago, or roughly 9 billion years after the Big Bang.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The best leaders question assumptions, reimagine progress and always keep humanity at their core.—
Kelly Jones,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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For Native people, the war marked a dangerous fork in the road, stirring famine, spurring a massive refugee crisis, and permanently shifting the balance of power in the heart of the continent.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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World leaders come to the White House for Oval Office sit-downs almost every week; negotiations over tariffs are permanently front and center.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Eternally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eternally. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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