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as in forever
for all time
a group of jaded teenagers with their perpetually bored expressions
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as in constantly
on every relevant occasion
the perpetually smiling host of the morning talk show
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Recent Examples of perpetually
Political leaders in Puerto Rico, González-Colón included, have perpetually lobbied for more support.
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Raquel Rutledge, ProPublica, 5 May 2026
Fuller had recorded the video in the style of a University of Georgia football fan account, but only a small subset of perpetually online Dawgs stans got the joke.
—Tia Mitchell, AJC.com, 1 May 2026
Abdul-Mateen’s performance is perpetually glum, but insufficiently monomaniacal, lowering the stakes throughout.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026
Before the buzzer could sound, Nikola Jokić took exception to a meaningless late layup from the perpetually trolling Jaden McDaniels and chased him down to kick off a handsy scuffle.
—Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
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Raquel Rutledge, ProPublica, 5 May 2026
Fuller had recorded the video in the style of a University of Georgia football fan account, but only a small subset of perpetually online Dawgs stans got the joke.
—Tia Mitchell, AJC.com, 1 May 2026
Abdul-Mateen’s performance is perpetually glum, but insufficiently monomaniacal, lowering the stakes throughout.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026
Before the buzzer could sound, Nikola Jokić took exception to a meaningless late layup from the perpetually trolling Jaden McDaniels and chased him down to kick off a handsy scuffle.
—Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpetually
Adverb
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Ted Turner changed our industry forever.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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Villaraigosa especially went hard on his forever frenemy Xavier Becerra on everything from his time as President Biden’s health secretary to how former staffers have been charged with stealing millions of dollars from his campaign funds.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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Miss Yvonne insisted on her beauty constantly, unapologetically, nonstop, even when no one asked.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
7 May 2026
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The field office constantly coördinated with local social-services agencies, hospitals, funeral homes, jails.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
Adverb
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Congress has not always fulfilled its oversight responsibilities, and the differences between the last two administrations are a clear example of that.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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The middle child Ameya didn’t always appreciate Nadya calling the shots.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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His athleticism and measurables project him to be an intriguing 3-and-D prospect, which is an element the Heat continually have valued.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2026
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The space behind the midfield is continually flooded, with movement from Barcelona’s creative midfielders leaving Bellingham and Tchouameni with too many runs to track.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
10 May 2026
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For instance, despite lasting only 20 seconds, the 1995 earthquake that struck Kobe, Japan destroyed 100,000 buildings, and the 2011 earthquake/tsunami that smashed Tōhoku, Japan killed more than 15,000 people and forced 130,000 to abandon their homes temporarily or permanently.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 May 2026
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Primm Valley Casino Resorts, the last full-time casino among a cluster of three off Interstate 15 in Primm, at the California-Nevada border, is permanently closing July 4, a publicist for owner Affinity Gaming confirmed Wednesday.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
Adverb
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That’s a rarity for Edwards, who has become the voice of the Mighty Macs, consistently leading the team and pushing her teammates to keep getting better.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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While other safeties have had success with that small frame, the Dolphins must learn if Taaffe has the strength and tackling ability to bring opponents down consistently as the team’s last line of defense on just about every single play.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2026
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Yet the single blemish on his resume is eternally painful to Dodgers fans.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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While we might be inclined to think of space and time as eternally expansive and divisible, the ultrafinitist would argue that these are assumptions that science has increasingly brought into question — much as, Zeilberger might say, science brought doubt to God’s doorstep.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 Apr. 2026
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That invariably served to clear the room.—
Mark Bradley for the AJC,
AJC.com,
9 May 2026
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For audiences, the echo chamber that develops in the villas can seem debilitating to a possible reconciliation, but Walberg says that there are invariably a few authentic souls whose support is sincere rather than a tactic to get them into mischief.—
Todd Gilchrist,
IndieWire,
7 May 2026
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“Perpetually.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpetually. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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