permanently

adverb

per·ma·nent·ly ˈpər-mə-nənt-lē

ˈpərm-nənt-

Synonyms of permanently

: in a permanent manner : in a way that continues without changing or ending : in a way that is not brief or temporary

The restaurant closed permanently in May.

an area where the ground is permanently frozen

Artificial intelligence has permanently changed our understanding of the mind and has proved itself in hundreds of unsung applications.—Steven Pinker

Examples of permanently in a Sentence

planned to stay there permanently

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Kotlikoff became the university’s interim president in July 2024 and took the job permanently last year. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026 Unfortunately, Google confirms that AI Overviews cannot be permanently turned off through a standard Search setting. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026 Daylight saving practices wouldn’t be permanently standardized until 1966. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 28 Oct. 2026 That leaves three solutions on the table — keeping clocks permanently forward, permanently back or continuing to switch them twice a year. — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for permanently

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15th century, in the meaning defined above

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“Permanently.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/permanently. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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