as in forever
for all time
planned to stay there permanently
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Recent Examples of permanently
There has also been debate for years among Texans and state legislators about whether the Lone Star State should adopt daylight saving time permanently.
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
But Naso’s other homicides went cold, perhaps permanently.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026
Will the Big Arch stay on the menu permanently?
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
According to the new policy, United can refuse transport, remove a passenger from the flight or, in some cases, permanently ban customers who do not adhere to the policy.
—Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
But Naso’s other homicides went cold, perhaps permanently.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026
Will the Big Arch stay on the menu permanently?
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
According to the new policy, United can refuse transport, remove a passenger from the flight or, in some cases, permanently ban customers who do not adhere to the policy.
—Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for permanently
Recent Examples of Synonyms for permanently
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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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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“Permanently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permanently. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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