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
Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 17 June 2026
New York Knicks fans have waited forever for this.
—ABC News, 17 June 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
Old money brunette, for example, is forever.
—Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 17 June 2026
New York Knicks fans have waited forever for this.
—ABC News, 17 June 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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Tandoori Pizza, an Indian fusion pizzeria in Sacramento’s Downtown Commons, has permanently closed, according to its Google page.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
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This systemic imbalance has forced a massive realignment of the physical retail footprint, permanently redrawing real estate demand away from traditional venues and toward elite experiential properties or rapidly expanding discount chains.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
17 June 2026
Adverb
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The device is constantly checking for leaks, updating the display every 15 seconds.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
17 June 2026
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Outside constantly, obsessed with animals, collecting and hatching eggs, teaching ducklings to swim.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
Noun
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This year’s 10-day-long edition brought together an international slate of independent films across narrative, documentary, animation, experimental and short-form categories.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
9 June 2026
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The final chapters focus on 50-year-old Inga trying to have a relationship with her mother, who is falling into dementia and longs for the old nomadic life.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
Adverb
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The contrast between bright snowfields and deep shadows has always pushed displays to their limits, but on the G6, viewers can finally see the deep, rich blacks that the filmmakers originally intended.—
Nam Sunwoo,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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Not that Oswalt always has time to sprawl out with a novel.—
Rachel Brodsky,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Adverb
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Nolan says caregivers should continually return to what matters most to the patient when weighing options.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
15 June 2026
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The pastor’s initiative proved so popular that the church began distributing feed sacks to well-off homes, so Boston housewives could continually set aside castoffs for donation.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Ray added Heuermann will have to take his punishment to eternity.—
Lisa Rozner,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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This buys us days, though, not an eternity.—
Emma Laperruque,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 June 2026
Adverb
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Lindsay is eternally clocking in to do her job, to make sure that the sponge of this show has been so thoroughly wrung that there is not even a droplet of drama left inside.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
10 June 2026
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In fact, the biggest challenge facing any live production now is that the main point of comparison is the 1965 film version, with Julie Andrews’ incomparable voice eternally setting the bar for the show’s greatest hits.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
4 June 2026
Adverb
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This ranking profiles 10 Istanbul and Ankara practices that consistently deliver results worth the transatlantic flight, with the hair transplant Turkey vs USA cost gap remaining the single biggest reason American patients keep boarding planes.—
Ascend Agency,
Denver Post,
18 June 2026
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Skills build over time, so go out consistently.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
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“Forever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forever. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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