as in forever
for all time
planned to stay there permanently
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Recent Examples of permanently
As a result, Maude became a foster fail as she was permanently adopted.
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Duras was born in French Indochina, near what is now Ho Chi Minh City, in 1914, and spent much of her youth there, not moving to France permanently until 1933, to attend university there.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025
The lawsuit argues that the Administration doesn’t have legal authority to permanently fire federal employees during a shutdown.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
However, most bookstores there reopened in 2022, as distinct from Hong Kong (where the Swindon Books Company closed permanently in 2020) and Singapore (where BooksActually shut in 2021).
—Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Duras was born in French Indochina, near what is now Ho Chi Minh City, in 1914, and spent much of her youth there, not moving to France permanently until 1933, to attend university there.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025
The lawsuit argues that the Administration doesn’t have legal authority to permanently fire federal employees during a shutdown.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
However, most bookstores there reopened in 2022, as distinct from Hong Kong (where the Swindon Books Company closed permanently in 2020) and Singapore (where BooksActually shut in 2021).
—Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for permanently
Adverb
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The track is a synthesis of where Swift is in her life, in a pop era threaded with happiness, family and the promise of forever.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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So if believing that your rosy glow or struggles with heartburn make waiting to meet your baby a little bit easier to bear, then may these myths be around forever.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Blood is always poised and ready to clot, because the body sees this as a life-saving mechanism.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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Also, their mutual affection didn’t always arrive at the same time for each of them.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
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After being stuck on a boss, eternally forced to run back and replay swaths of danger for just another slim shot at winning, overcoming most challenges feels less like triumph and more like someone’s mercifully loosened the belt around your neck.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
19 Sep. 2025
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Spanning some 22 million acres, the state's eternally emerald forests are one of its most iconic features.—
Zoe Baillargeon,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Permanently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permanently. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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