1
as in permanently
for all time
we'll be best friends forever
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2
as in constantly
on every relevant occasion
he is forever reminding me to wear my hat and gloves in cold weather
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as in months
a long or seemingly long period of time
it took forever to fill out all the forms
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Recent Examples of forever
Thasha Batts, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
But SpaceX doesn’t expect to be losing money forever.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 20 May 2026
Chabeli Herrera, miamiherald, 17 Aug. 2017
Forever stamps are always equal to the current First-Class Mail service 1-ounce price.
—Michael McGough, sacbee, 14 July 2017
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Adverb
Because in business development, the goal is never to hustle forever.
—Thasha Batts, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
But SpaceX doesn’t expect to be losing money forever.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 20 May 2026
Noun
Forever is gonna start aboard Royal Caribbean International’s Oasis of the Seas Monday with a concert of lunar proportions.
—Chabeli Herrera, miamiherald, 17 Aug. 2017
Forever stamps are always equal to the current First-Class Mail service 1-ounce price.
—Michael McGough, sacbee, 14 July 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forever
Adverb
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The most obvious exit candidate is Axel Disasi, who Chelsea will hope to move on permanently after a successful loan at West Ham United.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Earlier this year, Cannon issued an additional order permanently restricting the department from releasing the report.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
Adverb
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The cruel cartoon of a constantly shrewish, venal, and disloyal Mary began cementing itself in the public mind when William Herndon, Lincoln’s Springfield law partner, started lecturing about his reminiscences within months of the President’s murder.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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Investors are also constantly comparing bond yields to potential stock market returns.—
Allie Canal,
NBC news,
20 May 2026
Adverb
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There was always a good chance Mahomes would be ready for the team’s season opener, and the Chiefs provided an update recently saying Mahomes may be ready for training camp.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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While El Niño doesn’t always perform as expected for Southern California, some experts still find value in using its arrival as a scene-setter for potential weather impacts.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
Adverb
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That public has continually widened its gullet and gulped.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Twilio Predictively Tames Its Customer Service System Communications leader Twilio has launched a conversational AI assistant that continually evolves.—
Eric Siegel,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Declan’s actress wife, Maud (Victoria Smurfit), feels desperately lonely and cast aside, and longs to return to London.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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Now, decades later, Maple longs to provide a good life for her son.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
10 May 2026
Adverb
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Other dives have been conducted to inter the remains of Arizona survivors who wanted to rest eternally with their former shipmates.—
Jim Mustian,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Once teased for their transness, Little Death is now eternally doomed to the bottom of the lake at Camp Tivoli when not seasonally resurfacing to kill horny teenagers (and, of course, doomed to be reincarnated in endless sequels).—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
13 May 2026
Adverb
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During a debate on April 28 hosted by CBS, candidates discussed everything from health care to the Golden State’s home insurance crisis and consistently took jabs at one another.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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The report said policymakers could also help by strengthening access to affordable housing, transportation, child care and other social supports that can affect whether people are able to consistently seek treatment.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
Noun
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No one in town is pleased, least of all the ghosts who would be doomed to an eternity of bright lights and noisy machines if that evil water conglomerate were to get its way.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
21 May 2026
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The guilty will be punished in proportion to their offences by the Aunts here on earth and then go on to burn in hell for the rest of eternity, God willing.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
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“Forever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forever. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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