as in forever
for all time
planned to stay there permanently
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Recent Examples of permanently
Other states are trying to stay in Daylight Saving Time permanently.
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Chantelle Lee, Time, 31 Oct. 2025
This time, Miss Rafferty agreed to go with the aliens permanently.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Indeed, his protagonists are now mostly men stuck in middle age or older, who have realized that purpose has permanently eluded them.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
All 296 employees will be laid off permanently.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2025
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Chantelle Lee, Time, 31 Oct. 2025
This time, Miss Rafferty agreed to go with the aliens permanently.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Indeed, his protagonists are now mostly men stuck in middle age or older, who have realized that purpose has permanently eluded them.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
All 296 employees will be laid off permanently.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for permanently
Adverb
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With disturbing visuals, wild kills and a seriously creepy synth soundtrack, A Nightmare on Elm Street changed the slasher genre forever when it was released in 1984.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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So, on January 22, 2023, Klaus was finally adopted and ready to start a new chapter in his forever home.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Researchers also discovered that dark energy had not always been dominant, appearing to begin its rule and start speeding up the expansion of the universe around 5 billion years ago, or roughly 9 billion years after the Big Bang.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The best leaders question assumptions, reimagine progress and always keep humanity at their core.—
Kelly Jones,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Elegant, confident and eternally expressive, both make a stylish pair, effortlessly turning heads while basking in the adoration.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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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
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“Permanently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permanently. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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