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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
At the time, Carrie wore her blonde hair past her shoulders, perpetually in a middle part; Charlotte always side-parted her medium-length brunette hair; redheaded Miranda was a bixie cut devotee.
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Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 29 May 2025
Su-hun represents everything Mun-oh aspires to be, serving as both inspiration and source of secret envy that has left Mun-oh feeling perpetually defeated.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 May 2025
Each day in the world of Phineas and Ferb is filled with a fantastical invention or creation—and their big sister Candace (Ashley Tisdale) is still perpetually annoyed by their mischievous antics, and on a mission to expose their exploits to their mom, Linda Flynn-Fletcher.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 28 May 2025
All this feels like positive progress, though only bad news is fit to print in the perpetually negative Western media.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 29 May 2025
Su-hun represents everything Mun-oh aspires to be, serving as both inspiration and source of secret envy that has left Mun-oh feeling perpetually defeated.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 May 2025
Each day in the world of Phineas and Ferb is filled with a fantastical invention or creation—and their big sister Candace (Ashley Tisdale) is still perpetually annoyed by their mischievous antics, and on a mission to expose their exploits to their mom, Linda Flynn-Fletcher.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 28 May 2025
All this feels like positive progress, though only bad news is fit to print in the perpetually negative Western media.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpetually
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His towering, bald-headed frame shrouded in floor-length coats and a distinctive voice that meshes a bellow with a whine are forever linked with the alt-grunge-goth-rock that thundered through the ‘90s.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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While this might be her first building project in the UK, as well as outside of Bangladesh , according to Tabassum, her familiarity with constructing for the present, rather than forever, is what made the project less daunting.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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The central theme was people governance in a constantly changing business environment.—
John M. Bremen,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Those trends hit at the exact wrong moment for The Wheel of Time, which was constantly straining against the bonds of its eight-episode seasons.—
Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
28 May 2025
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My house never looks like that and my stomach certainly isn’t that flat and why do recipes always take 20 minutes longer than described?—
Audrey Ingram,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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No matter how firm our beauty boundaries may be, a product will always come around and test them.—
Celeste Polanco,
Essence,
3 June 2025
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With expectations continually rising, now is a good time for CEOs not only to review organizational performance metrics but also to conduct a self-audit.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Plus, continually eating small amounts of food can be less satisfying than eating a large amount of food all at once.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
6 June 2025
Adverb
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Europe stands to benefit, too: a successful deal could help shift the geopolitical balance in the South Caucasus permanently away from Russia.—
Zaur Shiriyev,
Foreign Affairs,
26 May 2025
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Fueled by TikTok, some industry analysts believe there will be floating cities, with people living abroad permanently, working from ship and taking smaller boats onto land.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
Adverb
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Lots of business and invariably underpinned by Villa being mindful of PSR.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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Some tennis players resort to taking photos of ball marks No matter the form of officiating, there invariably are times when athletes — perhaps eyesight or faith strained by heat-of-the-moment tension and an eagerness to be correct — just won’t agree with a call.—
Howard Fendrich,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2025
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“Perpetually.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpetually. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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