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as in eternal
lasting forever
valentines typically express the giver's everlasting love and devotion
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as in immortal
having an existence or validity that does not change or diminish
Shakespeare's plays are still being performed 400 years later because they deal with everlasting truths and universal emotions
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as in perpetuity
endless time
that special bond that has existed between mother and child from everlasting
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as in God
capitalized
the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe
people who believe that the magnificence of the natural world is proof of the existence of the Everlasting
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Recent Examples of everlasting
Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
The name stuck — and went on to become an everlasting program, a live performance, a location and a brand.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Jay Peters, The Verge, 20 Sep. 2023
One of his favorite sections contains sweeps of the grass little bluestem and the perennial sweet everlasting amid scattered plantings of pitch pines.
—Washington Post, 7 July 2021
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Adjective
John Belushi and Chris Farley both died of drug overdoses at 33 and there’s this everlasting legend about them.
—Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
The name stuck — and went on to become an everlasting program, a live performance, a location and a brand.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
Here’s Meta’s explanation for the changes from a Wednesday blog post:
Our intention was to create a refreshed design of the Facebook logo that was bolder, electric and everlasting.
—Jay Peters, The Verge, 20 Sep. 2023
One of his favorite sections contains sweeps of the grass little bluestem and the perennial sweet everlasting amid scattered plantings of pitch pines.
—Washington Post, 7 July 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for everlasting
Adjective
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The story captures the dilemma between the ephemeral and the eternal inherent in any attempt to pin down the soul.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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As many of Husain’s contemporaries moved overseas (including Souza and Raza, who relocated to the UK and France, respectively), the painter remained in India, his eternal muse.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Steele’s performance as the evil, immortal witch will make your blood run cold, with her steely distance contrasting with the movie’s lush black-and-white cinematography.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Just like pure, statuesque, immortal goddess talking to us about the trenches with such grace.—
James Factora,
Them.,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But that begins with evincing a simple desire to defend the existence and perpetuity of one's culture.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Fifty years ago, Bob Seger walked onto a stage in downtown Detroit and waged a pair of performances for perpetuity.—
Brian McCollum,
Freep.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Instead of testing a model on an endless series of questions to evaluate its ability to speak Russian, for example, one benchmark reviewed in the study measures a model’s performance on nine different tasks, like answering yes-or-no questions using information drawn from Russian-language Wikipedia.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
6 Nov. 2025
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But not to fear — the entire For Good appetizer will be made available for endless reheating on Peacock the following day.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Her hair and camp dress still had some of the special paint used to transform the 11-year-old girl into Changing Woman, the Apache deity who was the first woman of her people, gifted with spiritual and physical power during the Sunrise Dance, one of the Apache people’s most enduring ceremonies.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Among the reasons Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates scheduled MU’s opener at Howard University is in appreciation of the school’s enduring significance as one of our nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But that couldn’t have been the case for an eternity, and science has proven it.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Oct. 2025
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Giordano describes the blockchain as a great, big virtual filing cabinet, where billions of records can live into eternity without risk.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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There, a mechanic began repairs on the car, but was ordered to stop because of the ongoing court arguments over the car.—
Omar Jimenez,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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The investigation is ongoing, and additional arrests and charges are expected, the release says.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Above the bar, there are two rows of gin bottles, with a two-way mirror between them and an infinity mirror behind the second row.—
Maya Kachroo-Levine,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Nov. 2025
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Fans of 29 other teams wouldn't enjoy the sight of LA adding another stone to its rotation infinity gauntlet, but the Dodgers aren't in the business of letting their competition keep up.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Everlasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/everlasting. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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