1
as in forever
for all time
a group of jaded teenagers with their perpetually bored expressions
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2
as in constantly
on every relevant occasion
the perpetually smiling host of the morning talk show
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Recent Examples of perpetually
Both of their doctor husbands are working weekend shifts at the hospital, and the perpetually giddy Luna seems thrilled to have any kind of company.
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David John Chávez, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
And collectors have turned what was once a niche brand into a near-cult, perpetually entranced by new lines, colors and shapes.
—Julia Moskin, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, smugglers and bad actors are perpetually advancing their methods for disguising illicit goods, unsafe products and narcotics.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 8 Apr. 2025
Locations of Premier League clubs in London Locations of Premier League clubs in London
Selhurst for Selhurst Park, home of Crystal Palace
My day began at the perpetually busy Clapham Junction.
—Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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David John Chávez, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
And collectors have turned what was once a niche brand into a near-cult, perpetually entranced by new lines, colors and shapes.
—Julia Moskin, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, smugglers and bad actors are perpetually advancing their methods for disguising illicit goods, unsafe products and narcotics.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 8 Apr. 2025
Locations of Premier League clubs in London Locations of Premier League clubs in London
Selhurst for Selhurst Park, home of Crystal Palace
My day began at the perpetually busy Clapham Junction.
—Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpetually
Adverb
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After the case, Natalia fears that she’ll be perceived as a monster and a con artist forever.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
30 Apr. 2025
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Not holding on to Game 4, in which the Clippers rallied from 22 points down in the fourth quarter only to surrender the game winner to Aaron Gordon, may have forever swung this series.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Maybe Mara, the Tisch family and the new minority owners will just ride this regime out through its fifth season regardless to run out the clock on their contracts and avoid constantly paying multiple regimes at once — just like Cowboys owner Jerry Jones did with Mike McCarthy to save a few bucks.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
23 Apr. 2025
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Her lymph nodes swelled constantly, but biopsies showed no cancer.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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These tests are expensive, invasive and not always easy to access.—
Allen Chang,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2025
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The boys club that comprises this year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class also contains a female solo musician who has always been a striking presence: Cyndi Lauper.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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There’s a sensor dry feature that continually monitors temperature and moisture to determine the appropriate drying time.—
Christopher Murray,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Under America's new trading framework, and the continually expanding list of nations and goods subject to President Donald Trump's tariffs, many states will be forced to spend billions more to sustain their current levels of imports.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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Permanent Dyes Unlike temporary dyes, these permanently alter your hair structure in order to change the color.—
Anna Earl,
Parents,
21 Apr. 2025
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The monkeys have since been permanently housed at the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago, alongside two other baby spider monkeys, named Frankee and Bucees, who were seized in a separate Southwest border smuggling case, prosecutors aid.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Protectionist policies invariably required new bureaucracies to enact them, determining which products from which countries would be subject to which tariffs or import licenses.—
JAVIER CORRALES,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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After the conversations that will invariably take place across the community at the RSA conference in San Francisco, data protection cannot be viewed the same.—
Eric Herzog,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Perpetually.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpetually. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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