as in continuity
lasting or constant existence
Returning home between his travels gave him a sense of stability and permanence. All of the inks were tested for permanence on various surfaces.
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Recent Examples of permanence
There’s no such thing as permanence in the sky.
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Zach Wichter, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
Strategic permanence in space requires options The stakes will only grow.
—Svetla Ben-Itzhak, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2026
The color palette drew from natural landscapes — sand, stone, and earthy tones — offering a sense of calm and permanence.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 2 Mar. 2026
But reform must always preserve independence, aggregation, permanence and clarity.
—Tim Regan-Porter, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026
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Zach Wichter, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
Strategic permanence in space requires options The stakes will only grow.
—Svetla Ben-Itzhak, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2026
The color palette drew from natural landscapes — sand, stone, and earthy tones — offering a sense of calm and permanence.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 2 Mar. 2026
But reform must always preserve independence, aggregation, permanence and clarity.
—Tim Regan-Porter, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for permanence
Noun
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This lack of strategic continuity is confusing, even for the players.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Marketers and agency partners rotate, while APR remains, providing continuity and historical context.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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TourProdEnter, investigators suggest, may represent the continuation of that model—on a larger and more opaque scale.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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According to Avylo, the product is a continuation of the philosophy of the company to construct an invisible infrastructure of healthier indoor living as opposed to single appliances.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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Rather than fighting the moisture, the new study leveraged the mash’s soupy consistency to streamline the production of high-value carbon materials.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Mar. 2026
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But while hard sci-fi may place more emphasis on its internal logic, coherence and consistency are important to any story — no matter the genre.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The market is doubting the durability of CoreWeave, with shares down more than $100 apiece from their highs.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026
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The design delivers greater durability than conventional systems.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Experts concur that making a plan, and revisiting it regularly, is the best way to ensure stability when the situation inevitably changes.—
Kat McGowan,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2026
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Other academic research finds that communication about money can lead to greater marital satisfaction and stability.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2026
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As the clock ticks toward the start of the 2026 regular season, Bubic needed only a few minutes to remind everyone that his 2025 All-Star campaign wasn’t a fluke … but the continuance of his march to stardom.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
15 Feb. 2026
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At a Friday court hearing for the family’s asylum case, a judge granted a continuance, which postpones the case to a later date, family attorney Danielle Molliver told CNN.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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There’s no larger narrative or even uniformity between the clips.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2026
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Function does not require uniformity.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Permanence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permanence. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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