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Recent Examples of perennially
Nursing homes are perennially understaffed at night.
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Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2026
This is a perennially popular bachelorette trip destination), a visit to Puerto Rico will always exceed expectations.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2026
Would teams such as the Pittsburgh Pirates, with perennially low payrolls in the current system, still spend toward the floor every year, and the Dodgers the top?
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Amodei, who has a mop of curly hair and perennially askew glasses, gives the impression of a restless savant who has been patiently coached to restrain his spasmodic energy.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
He was thrust into a perennially dysfunctional environment in the nation’s most hyper-critical media market and won 13 of 38 starts before being dispatched to Carolina, a Big Apple washout at age 23.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
Montgomery, an Indiana native, pointed to the words of IU football coach Curt Cignetti after the perennially bottom-feeding Hoosiers won the CFP title game.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
This modern-day general store is a perennially popular stopover on downtown’s main Palafox drag.
—Matt Kirouac, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2026
The first is a perennially hard-to-find, shiny currency with a store of value, the second is an easier-to-find, less beautiful industrial metal with some jewelry use.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2026
This is a perennially popular bachelorette trip destination), a visit to Puerto Rico will always exceed expectations.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2026
Would teams such as the Pittsburgh Pirates, with perennially low payrolls in the current system, still spend toward the floor every year, and the Dodgers the top?
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Amodei, who has a mop of curly hair and perennially askew glasses, gives the impression of a restless savant who has been patiently coached to restrain his spasmodic energy.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
He was thrust into a perennially dysfunctional environment in the nation’s most hyper-critical media market and won 13 of 38 starts before being dispatched to Carolina, a Big Apple washout at age 23.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
Montgomery, an Indiana native, pointed to the words of IU football coach Curt Cignetti after the perennially bottom-feeding Hoosiers won the CFP title game.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
This modern-day general store is a perennially popular stopover on downtown’s main Palafox drag.
—Matt Kirouac, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2026
The first is a perennially hard-to-find, shiny currency with a store of value, the second is an easier-to-find, less beautiful industrial metal with some jewelry use.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perennially
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The team now plans to develop more advanced models, including organoids that simulate chronic spinal cord injuries with long-standing scar tissue.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
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Save the Children has long advocated on behalf of Australian citizens in Syrian detention, and in 2023 took the federal government to court to compel officials to bring them home – and lost.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Presently, Tree Hut comprises 95 percent of Naterra’s business, mainly via its enduringly viral scented body scrubs.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Once again, Wallen ends 2025 at the center of the enduringly triumphant confluence of country, pop and hip-hop sounds — while forging his reputation as a charming, energetic performer who is redefining what mainstream success looks like for a country artist on a global scale.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Perennially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perennially. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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