indelibly

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 The deadliest attack on the United States of America, 9/11 is seared indelibly in our nation’s memory. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2026 Off-White’s cachet is indelibly intertwined with Abloh’s legacy, who utilized it as a platform for his inclusive, collective approach to fashion creation — an approach whose ultimate agenda was to further access and inclusion. Luke Leitch, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026 The cataclysm is indelibly seared into La Guaira’s collective consciousness. Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 This version of the flag would, in the following years, become indelibly associated with LGBTQ+ pride, and there are now multiple variations. Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 June 2026 That short-passing style, woven indelibly into the country’s soccer identity, took root in their club system, most notably at Ajax in the 1970s. Duncan White, New York Times, 15 June 2026 This year marks the 125th anniversary of the Insular Cases, a notorious series of Supreme Court decisions beginning in May 1901 that indelibly shaped the nation’s democracy. Austin Bussing, The Conversation, 4 June 2026 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. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indelibly
Adverb
  • The information published about your organization today can influence how AI systems describe you forever.
    Evan Nierman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The iconic moment was only further seared into the collective consciousness after Brian De Palma’s film adaptation (1976) left actress Sissy Spacek forever bloody in our minds.
    Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Their sweeping measure, announced earlier this month, would permanently ban the development and deployment of artificial superintelligence and temporarily pause advanced AI development until federal safety rules are established.
    Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026
  • This new law permanently eliminated the expiration date to allow Holocaust survivors and their heirs to indefinitely pursue the recovery of these works of art.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Do ask for staff suggestions on what to do in and around the area—our own itinerary was entirely guided by Troutbeck’s staff, and their tips were always spot on.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The road trip narrative is a familiar sub-genre, but from On the Road to The Grapes of Wrath to Thelma and Louise, the Great American Road Trip has always seemed like the purview of white protagonists.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • One of the eternally weird things about the genre is how the first-wave British legends still despise the term and refuse to be associated with it, even though it’s been decades since anyone used it as a pejorative.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The Hudsonian godwits appeared eternally committed to these revels.
    Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

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“Indelibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indelibly. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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