as in forever
for all time
planned to stay there permanently
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Recent Examples of permanently
Jose's Blue Sombrero has closed the doors of its Fox Point location permanently.
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Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
In 2005, following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, park officials made the decision to close Six Flags New Orleans permanently.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
The bar permanently closed after the shooting, and the space has sat vacant since.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 4 Nov. 2025
Six Flags America permanently closed Sunday, but the amusement park didn't go down without incident.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
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Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
In 2005, following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, park officials made the decision to close Six Flags New Orleans permanently.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
The bar permanently closed after the shooting, and the space has sat vacant since.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 4 Nov. 2025
Six Flags America permanently closed Sunday, but the amusement park didn't go down without incident.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for permanently
Adverb
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Marshawn will forever be a part of the Bronco brotherhood.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Miles Teller, Elizabeth Olsen and Callum Turner get their rom-com on for new A24 film Eternity, which follows a woman who, in the afterlife, must choose to spend forever with her longtime husband or her first love, who died young and waited decades for her.—
Kirsten Chuba,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 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
Adverb
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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 13 Nov. 2025.
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