as in eternal
lasting forever
a temporary compromise has been accepted until a more permanent solution can be agreed upon
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Recent Examples of permanent
Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 6 June 2025
Sometimes employers assume that only full-time, permanent workers are employees.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Michelle Santiago Cortés, refinery29.com, 26 June 2021
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is working on making three Slow Streets closed to through traffic during the pandemic permanent: Page, Shotwell and Sanchez streets.
—Mallory Moench, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Feb. 2021
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Adjective
The restrictions do not apply to people who already have valid visas, lawful permanent residents, certain athletes (such as those attending the Olympics or FIFA World Cup), or immediate family members of current visa holders.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 6 June 2025
Sometimes employers assume that only full-time, permanent workers are employees.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Noun
If hotness is an effort to make the ephemeral permanent, then illness is a constant reminder of how nothing is forever.
—Michelle Santiago Cortés, refinery29.com, 26 June 2021
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is working on making three Slow Streets closed to through traffic during the pandemic permanent: Page, Shotwell and Sanchez streets.
—Mallory Moench, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Feb. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for permanent
Adjective
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In the end, his beautiful story solutions are formulaic fixes laid over those details, meant to do little more than the eternal work of cajoling the audience into rooting for the leading players.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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Cruz Azul cruises Cruz Azul had not played since May 18, eliminated in the Liga MX semifinals by eternal rival Club América.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
1 June 2025
Noun
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With my short hair with the perm on top and a big scar.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Touted as a perm for your lashes, lash lifts are for the minimalist makeup girlies who want that lifted look sans all that extra effort of using mascara, a curler, and extensions.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Diaz is accompanied by an immortal knight, a resourceful swashbuckler, an elderly vampire, a horny werewolf and an elf who can turn invisible (using a power that reminded me of Doli from The Prydain Chronicles).—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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Sacchi had been hired to implement his countercultural style to Italy — the high-pressing, on-the-front-foot, winning-isn’t-enough-on-its-own mentality of his era-defining and immortal Milan side.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
Noun
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On the way to the conk pad, Mike runs over the f–ing show!—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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That’s what the slick dude with the conk and the blue Pontiac says to Elwood, who is hitching a ride to get to college.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
14 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Ovation Sparkling Wine – a full-bodied and rich sparkler with fresh notes of green apple on the nose followed by complex toasty notes, white peach, lemon meringue, a hint of salty stone, and endless streaming bubbles.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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This might look like rocking their head back and forth for hours or pacing in endless concentric circles.—
Ryley Graham,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Styles have changed — at one point A Flock of Seagulls dispensed with the angular haircuts — but the synthesized beats remain.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2025
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Trying some new summer haircuts, which are sure to pair well with a new summer hair color.—
Danielle Sinay,
Glamour,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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Critics who believed Toyota would remain a perpetual EV laggard are about to be proven wrong.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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The human body, mind, and spirit were not designed to be under perpetual stress.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Essence,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Maintaining his hairstyle is also what adds to his signature appeal.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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The actress also sported a shoulder-length auburn hairstyle.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
2 June 2025
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“Permanent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permanent. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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