as in eternity
endless time
lands that should remain in their wild state in perpetuity
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Recent Examples of perpetuity
Fifty years ago, Bob Seger walked onto a stage in downtown Detroit and waged a pair of performances for perpetuity.
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Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
As the film explores, Chauvet remained pristine because about 28,000 years ago a cliff collapsed sealing the entrance in virtual perpetuity until it was discovered by speleologists including Jean-Marie Chauvet.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
That record will stand for perpetuity now that the course is midway through a $30 million renovation that will see two new wholly separate golf courses with their own singular vibes, the nearly complete Ocean Course and the inland Vineyard Course.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
In fact, Bill and Melinda French Gates had never really committed their foundation to perpetuity.
—Benjamin Soskis, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
As the film explores, Chauvet remained pristine because about 28,000 years ago a cliff collapsed sealing the entrance in virtual perpetuity until it was discovered by speleologists including Jean-Marie Chauvet.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
That record will stand for perpetuity now that the course is midway through a $30 million renovation that will see two new wholly separate golf courses with their own singular vibes, the nearly complete Ocean Course and the inland Vineyard Course.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
In fact, Bill and Melinda French Gates had never really committed their foundation to perpetuity.
—Benjamin Soskis, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpetuity
Noun
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No wonder prominent families with names such as Boettcher, Bonfils and Phipps chose to spend eternity there, some in private rooms in the mausoleum.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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In Westwood, that’s an eternity.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But there are an infinity of curves out there, and nailing down all their rational points seemed impossible—until Faltings’s Theorem, that is.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
19 Mar. 2026
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Here, books that can seem overwhelming—books of dreams, infinity, mysteries—turn out to be intensely accessible, offering so many different ways to read them and think with them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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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“Perpetuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpetuity. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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