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
To my spouse Paige Lewis, the past decade sprinting to keep up with your mind has made my own indelibly quicker, wiser, and more humane.
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Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
Now, the tiny messenger of winter’s end is on track to become Connecticut’s state amphibian, indelibly tying the identity of the Nutmeg State to the moment when green returns to the landscape and winter coats return to the closet.
—Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
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.
—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
Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
Now, the tiny messenger of winter’s end is on track to become Connecticut’s state amphibian, indelibly tying the identity of the Nutmeg State to the moment when green returns to the landscape and winter coats return to the closet.
—Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indelibly
Adverb
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And the Lakers — loaded with trade ammunition and cap space and forever wishing on star players — are going to be expected to make a play.—
Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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The redistricting forever wars have Republicans carving up predominantly Black majority districts nationwide.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
13 May 2026
Adverb
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The exemptions would sunset in 2032 so legislators could review the bill’s effect before deciding whether to enact the policy permanently.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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Across Gowanus, thousands of new homes have been built and are planned, and 35% of those will be deeply and permanently affordable.—
Michelle de la Uz,
New York Daily News,
13 May 2026
Adverb
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Congress has not always fulfilled its oversight responsibilities, and the differences between the last two administrations are a clear example of that.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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The middle child Ameya didn’t always appreciate Nadya calling the shots.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
Adverb
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Yet the single blemish on his resume is eternally painful to Dodgers fans.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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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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“Indelibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indelibly. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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