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
ABC News,
3 July 2026
The legislation also clarified that e-bike riders need to follow regular traffic laws and sit only on the permanent, attached seat.
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Idaho Statesman,
3 July 2026
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
8 July 2025
If hotness is an effort to make the ephemeral permanent, then illness is a constant reminder of how nothing is forever.
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Michelle Santiago Cortés,
refinery29.com,
26 June 2021
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Adjective
The House version also includes a bipartisan proposal for a permanent program modeled after the Local Food Purchase Assistance program.
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ABC News,
3 July 2026
The legislation also clarified that e-bike riders need to follow regular traffic laws and sit only on the permanent, attached seat.
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Idaho Statesman,
3 July 2026
Noun
While Republicans made the tax cuts for the wealthy permanent, these minor tax cuts for a few ordinary Americans are short-lived.
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Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
8 July 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for permanent
Adjective
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If so, is even that level enough to beat his eternal rival, Pogačar?
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All that is simply the evidence of the novel’s global reach and its timelessness – or put another way, its eternal cultural relevance – at work.
Noun
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Randall got her first perm at seven years old and consistently relaxed her hair for nearly five decades.
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This time, my eyes slid to the fresh silver polish on her fingernails, her cascading perm thick but without any undergrowth, and those eyes darting from me to the cop, glistening as if on the verge of pouring.
Adjective
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Bond villain Hugo Drax) imagines a vast, floating city suspended in darkness, inhabited by immortal beings who, out of boredom, begin tinkering with the construct of time.
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Lobo As the cigar-smoking, alien, bounty hunter who teams up with Supergirl, Lobo possesses immense strength and is essentially immortal, having lived for hundreds of years.
Noun
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The conk, the afro… and the jheri curl.
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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.
Adjective
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Asteroids are notoriously difficult to spot from Earth against the endless darkness of space.
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In the early Seventies, demand for gauzy evocations of the past was nearly endless.
Noun
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Typically, the moment of growing out a short haircut is one of deep crisis.
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While the extra inches can help ease up curl and wave patterns, Emily Heser, a senior stylist at Benjamin Salon in New York, notes that removing weight throughout can offer more movement, regardless of the haircut.
Adjective
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Americans are in a perpetual debate, which is no surprise, as retrogrades are notorious for misunderstandings and communication errors.
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But what keeps this show on my perpetual rewatch list is its humor, heart and endless humanity.
Noun
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Hoffman's new hairstyle features thicker locks at the front and slicked-back sides.
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Many fans from all over the world who have been packing stadiums across North America are embracing colorful hairstyles, face painting and elaborate outfits to cheer on their national teams.
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“Permanent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permanent. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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