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 One of the milestones marked indelibly in my mind is the first birthday party my toddler son attended at the home of one of his three-year-old preschool classmates. Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025 There was Lee Marvin’s Point Blank, and he was indelibly stamped in that 1967 production. Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025 The supporting cast makes their mark, if less indelibly. Leila Latif, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025 By the time anyone recognizes the flaws, they won’t just be baked into a formula; they’ll be indelibly built into the infrastructure of care. Craig Spencer, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025 For them, the image of ‘crying in Turin’ being invoked by fans of the club indelibly associated with the most dreadful event in its history will cut deep. Simon Hughes, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025 Few photographers have shaped the visual language of celebrity, culture and politics as indelibly as Annie Leibovitz. Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Adverb
  • Then, weeks after they were buried, the soft parts of the carcasses decayed and were washed away by groundwater, leaving the clay mask to forever preserve the forms of what lay just beneath, Sereno says.
    Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025
  • But this phase – of parenting and of childhood – is not forever.
    R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Diet Cherry Coke, which made a brief, limited-time comeback in retro cans and bottles sold at select retailers over the summer, is expected to return permanently in early 2026, Parade reported this week.
    Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • These hormones fluctuate during menstruation (your period) and menopause (after your period ends permanently).
    Lauren O'Connor, Health, 23 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Though the serial killer in each installment of Scream is always revealed to be a different person, the phone voice has remained consistent since Jackson, now 65, took on the job back in 1996.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Drinkwitz has helped the Tigers get talented players and stay in contention, but Mizzou will always have a difficult path in the SEC.
    Chris Vannini, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Along the way, the protagonist must also find a way to lift the curse on his eternally slumbering friend, who happens to be the prince.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2025
  • While this may be viewed as an inconvenience in comparison to an eternally waterproof technical fabric, the patina that develops as the wax shifts is viewed as a feature unto itself.
    Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Indelibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indelibly. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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