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as in eternal
lasting forever
the age-old quest for immortal fame
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as in enduring
having an existence or validity that does not change or diminish
vowed that his hatred of that family was immortal and that someday he'd get his revenge
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as in worthy
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Recent Examples of immortal
Wcco Staff, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Lee Pace and Rami Malek joined franchise vets Michael Sheen, Dakota Fanning, and Jamie Campbell Bower as vampires aligned with either the Cullens or the Volturi, who have learned that Renesmee is an immortal child.
—Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Feb. 2026
Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
But his greedy schemes and her desire to keep her dog immortal led to the downfall of her once-thriving business and turned her into a woman on the run.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Dunsmore Jazz Room Swinging Motown celebrates Black History Month by performing songs from the immortal Motown Records that highlight the African American experience.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Lee Pace and Rami Malek joined franchise vets Michael Sheen, Dakota Fanning, and Jamie Campbell Bower as vampires aligned with either the Cullens or the Volturi, who have learned that Renesmee is an immortal child.
—Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Feb. 2026
Noun
Irons is the story’s other antagonist, the leader of a secret order called The Watchers, who keep an eye on the immortals and see them as a threat to humanity.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
But his greedy schemes and her desire to keep her dog immortal led to the downfall of her once-thriving business and turned her into a woman on the run.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immortal
Adjective
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Once chewed up by the machine of expectation and found guilty of the eternal athletic sin of having too much talent too soon, Liu has since learned how to spit back rather than be spit out.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Today’s longevity-medicine movement is driven by the same aggressive desire for eternal youth as the mythic stories of old.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Whether teenagers’ and young adults’ attraction to the analog world of music, books, and real-life experiences is an enduring or passing trend remains to be seen.—
Luba Kassova,
Fortune,
24 Feb. 2026
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Its popularity among samurai led to some of sumo’s most enduring innovations, including the use of shikona, or ring names, to hide the identities of masterless ronin.—
Joshua Hunt,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Jacobs-Jenkins cannot help noting that among that generation of Bible-quoting civil rights worthies are enough sins of the father to burden a host of sons.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
18 Mar. 2025
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Martin Luther King, Senator J. William Fulbright, and California Gov. Pat Brown all said so and who would know better than these worthies?—
Walter E Block,
Orange County Register,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Rice cooked in a paella dish over a wood fire, oven-baked, or made in a creamy broth—with just vegetables, with fish or meat, with tomato, with squid ink—the possibilities are endless and there’s a rice dish to satisfy any palate.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Feb. 2026
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This private villa is perched on the foothills of the Dassang coastline and looks out at rice fields and endless stretches of ocean.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The hotel comes from a collaboration of Puerto Rican entrepreneurs who see the property as part of Santurce’s ongoing story.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Feb. 2026
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The ongoing quest for reality’s full, fundamental nature continues.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Feb. 2026
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Will there be more paranoia about double agent demigods?—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Jan. 2026
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In Percy Jackson and the Olympians, the Disney+ series adapted from Rick Riordan's bestselling book series, Walker Scobell plays the titular character, a demigod navigating the dangerous world of gods and monsters.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The union representing correctional officers quickly opposed the recommendation in a Monday afternoon statement, arguing that permanent closures present fiscal and operational risks to California.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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Jones, a 61-year-old permanent resident originally from Nashville, said the magazine's readers are mostly American and Canadian tourists who flock to Puerto Vallarta, which has long been a global LGBTQ+ tourist hub.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Officials said overnight enforcement will focus on common and continuing offenses such as commercial vehicles parked in residential areas and permit violations.—
Michelle Deal-Zimmerman,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Mar. 2025
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State of the labor market Initial weekly unemployment insurance claims have held in a fairly steady range around 220,000, though continuing claims earlier in November had hit their highest level in about three years.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
5 Dec. 2024
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“Immortal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immortal. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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