as in eternity
endless time
lands that should remain in their wild state in perpetuity
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Recent Examples of perpetuity
He'll be stuck with these images circulating for perpetuity.
—
Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Stargate, the $500 billion effort to secure American AI supremacy for perpetuity backed by OpenAI’s Sam Altman and SoftBank founder Masa Son, among others, will require a gargantuan amount of energy to power it.
—David Jeans, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2025
Even that wouldn’t be enough to guarantee a new Broncos stadium would stand in reasonable perpetuity like Coors Field in LoDo.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2025
Looking towards the future, both Calla and Mitchell expressed their desire to keep the MAAs going into perpetuity.
—Steven Aquino, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Stargate, the $500 billion effort to secure American AI supremacy for perpetuity backed by OpenAI’s Sam Altman and SoftBank founder Masa Son, among others, will require a gargantuan amount of energy to power it.
—David Jeans, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2025
Even that wouldn’t be enough to guarantee a new Broncos stadium would stand in reasonable perpetuity like Coors Field in LoDo.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2025
Looking towards the future, both Calla and Mitchell expressed their desire to keep the MAAs going into perpetuity.
—Steven Aquino, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpetuity
Noun
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Once victorious, Zeus condemned his vanquished opponents, notably Atlas, who was forced to carry the burden of the heavens, for eternity.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Doncic arrived at Dyckman at 8:11 p.m., making his grand entrance just after the first game ended, and didn’t leave until 90 minutes later — an eternity for a superstar in a setting this intimate.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
30 July 2025
Noun
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First, the researchers sorted the infinity of ways to cut the triangle into five unique classifications.—
Lyndie Chiou,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2025
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Ladybug, infinity and bouquet emojis were used in Lana’s honor.—
Ashley Iasimone,
Billboard,
6 July 2025
Noun
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Nowadays, the outdoors with all its foreverness and fresh air is becoming that go-to place to celebrate our upcoming holidays.—
Marni Jameson,
orlandosentinel.com,
20 Nov. 2020
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Nowadays, the outdoors with all its foreverness and fresh air is becoming that go-to place to celebrate our upcoming holidays.—
Marni Jameson,
orlandosentinel.com,
20 Nov. 2020
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“Perpetuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpetuity. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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