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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Featuring continuous, interlocking lines, the popular motif symbolizes infinity, the eternal nature of life, unity and bonds of loyalty.—
Kyle Roderick,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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The technique makes an ephemeral beauty eternal by flattening the daisies, pansies, violets, and wildflowers that color your garden and turning them into enchanting home decor.—
Perri Ormont Blumberg,
Architectural Digest,
27 May 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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The track arrives with a music video, directed by Brown, that finds Water From Your Eyes trapped in an endless loop of television as both participants in and insatiable viewers of a barrage of shows and commercials.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Julianne Moore just distilled every major hair trend of summer 2025 into one effortlessly chic haircut.—
Laura Solla,
Vogue,
24 May 2025
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Of even greater offense was Pattinson’s fluffy, Kennedy-esque haircut and — worse still — a patch of fur visible on his chest.—
Bruce Handy,
Vulture,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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Jon Pertwee's Doctor spent much of his tenure exiled on Earth — a punishment doled out by the Time Lords for his perpetual interference in other cultures — but found plenty of work as a scientific advisor for UNIT, an organisation that remains integral in the modern era of the show.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
29 May 2025
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Back to the original question: How much longer must the Hawks be stuck in a state of perpetual losing?—
Phil Thompson,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2025
Noun
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Sarah Jessica Parker parted ways with her staple hairstyle on Wednesday night to channel an early 2000s aesthetic that’s highly controversial in the beauty world.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
24 May 2025
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The mullet was all the rage in the 1970s and 1980s, and many people who had that hairstyle often cringe, laugh or both when looking at pictures of themselves from those days.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2025
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“Permanent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permanent. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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