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
In their faces and voices, the true costs of Russian cruelty were indelibly clear.
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U.s. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2026
Celebrated Rococo portraitists including Maurice-Quentin de La Tour, François Boucher, and Jean-Baptiste Perronneau frequently used these soft shades in their paintings, indelibly linking pink with wealth, power, and sophistication.
—Adam Mansuroglu, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2026
But John’s name is also indelibly associated with the modern sport.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 9 Feb. 2026
Bardot always claimed to have no particular style, and yet she's indelibly associated with the gingham check dress, the sailor sweater, and the petticoat skirt.
—Blanche Marcel, Vanity Fair, 28 Dec. 2025
Reiner indelibly shaped culture with his work, with his political activism and as a friend, collaborator and leader in Hollywood.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2025
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
U.s. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2026
Celebrated Rococo portraitists including Maurice-Quentin de La Tour, François Boucher, and Jean-Baptiste Perronneau frequently used these soft shades in their paintings, indelibly linking pink with wealth, power, and sophistication.
—Adam Mansuroglu, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2026
But John’s name is also indelibly associated with the modern sport.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 9 Feb. 2026
Bardot always claimed to have no particular style, and yet she's indelibly associated with the gingham check dress, the sailor sweater, and the petticoat skirt.
—Blanche Marcel, Vanity Fair, 28 Dec. 2025
Reiner indelibly shaped culture with his work, with his political activism and as a friend, collaborator and leader in Hollywood.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indelibly
Adverb
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The amount of data center space under construction in metro Atlanta hit a record high in 2025, but the rate of expansion waned, a sign that the sector’s explosive growth in recent years can’t exponentially increase forever.—
Drew Kann,
AJC.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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Tim Robbins, 'Mystic River' (2004) Robbins gave one of his most nuanced performances as a Boston man forever haunted by a childhood trauma in Clint Eastwood's somber neo-noir mystery.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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These include permanently larger standard deductions, no federal tax on tips or overtime pay, no taxes on car loan interest, and higher credits and deductions for children, the IRS said.—
Hali Smith
March 4,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Mar. 2026
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But the murder conviction ultimately defined his place in history, permanently altering how many residents remember his time in office.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Critics say the danger faced by agents whose names are made public is overblown, almost always limited to harsh and violent words lobbed from behind a laptop or phone screen.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Engagement is almost always good.—
Adrian Elimian,
semafor.com,
6 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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But the eternally elusive prospect of escaping the city and its grey slush beckons, and there’s no better escape than these sultry, summery Hamptons novels.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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In this scenario, the structures of the Universe wouldn’t dissociate and accelerate away from each other, but would instead be eternally reachable to a fast enough observer within the Universe.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
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