as in forever
for all time
the advertiser hopes that the slogan will be indelibly imprinted on consumers' memories
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Recent Examples of indelibly
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, in the role originally played so indelibly by the idiosyncratic John Cazale, can’t do much to stand out from the play’s crowded crime scene.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
But rewatching it now—with a sequel, The Devil Wears Prada 2, arriving May 1—what lingers alongside the dialogue is the city to which it was indelibly pinned.
—Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2026
Its villain-of-the-week structure introduces viewers to characters indelibly associated with the juggernaut franchise, including Catwoman (Julie Newmar) and The Joker (Cesar Romero).
—David Faris, TheWeek, 20 Apr. 2026
Few moments are as indelibly imprinted into cultural consciousness as that.
—Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Apr. 2026
As a Brown undergraduate, the narrator took one of Thomas’s classes, which marked him indelibly.
—Giles Harvey, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Few entertainers have shaped American culture as indelibly as Frank Sinatra.
—Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 24 Mar. 2026
Beginning with folk roots, and inspired by Bob Dylan going electric, the Grateful Dead continually adapted and evolved and became indelibly linked with both of the revolutions which began in San Francisco in the post-WW2 period.
—Mike Hanlon
march 22, New Atlas, 22 Mar. 2026
Those single-line days are indelibly memorable to me.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 14 Mar. 2026
Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
But rewatching it now—with a sequel, The Devil Wears Prada 2, arriving May 1—what lingers alongside the dialogue is the city to which it was indelibly pinned.
—Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2026
Its villain-of-the-week structure introduces viewers to characters indelibly associated with the juggernaut franchise, including Catwoman (Julie Newmar) and The Joker (Cesar Romero).
—David Faris, TheWeek, 20 Apr. 2026
Few moments are as indelibly imprinted into cultural consciousness as that.
—Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Apr. 2026
As a Brown undergraduate, the narrator took one of Thomas’s classes, which marked him indelibly.
—Giles Harvey, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Few entertainers have shaped American culture as indelibly as Frank Sinatra.
—Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 24 Mar. 2026
Beginning with folk roots, and inspired by Bob Dylan going electric, the Grateful Dead continually adapted and evolved and became indelibly linked with both of the revolutions which began in San Francisco in the post-WW2 period.
—Mike Hanlon
march 22, New Atlas, 22 Mar. 2026
Those single-line days are indelibly memorable to me.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indelibly
Adverb
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Ted Turner changed our industry forever.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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Villaraigosa especially went hard on his forever frenemy Xavier Becerra on everything from his time as President Biden’s health secretary to how former staffers have been charged with stealing millions of dollars from his campaign funds.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
Adverb
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For instance, despite lasting only 20 seconds, the 1995 earthquake that struck Kobe, Japan destroyed 100,000 buildings, and the 2011 earthquake/tsunami that smashed Tōhoku, Japan killed more than 15,000 people and forced 130,000 to abandon their homes temporarily or permanently.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 May 2026
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Primm Valley Casino Resorts, the last full-time casino among a cluster of three off Interstate 15 in Primm, at the California-Nevada border, is permanently closing July 4, a publicist for owner Affinity Gaming confirmed Wednesday.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
Adverb
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Objects that formed between the soot and frost lines will be less dense, will have the capacity to possess some volatiles, and can have a wide variety of masses, but should always have rock-and-metal cores.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Apr. 2026
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But the most beautiful machine is and always will be the human body.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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While we might be inclined to think of space and time as eternally expansive and divisible, the ultrafinitist would argue that these are assumptions that science has increasingly brought into question — much as, Zeilberger might say, science brought doubt to God’s doorstep.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 Apr. 2026
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The tongs used to pull hot dogs and taquitos off the eternally turning roller grill didn’t get washed, rinsed and sanitized when in use for four hours.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Indelibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indelibly. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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