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
Maha Yahya, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2025
Over the razor wire, the permanent residents of Most Holy Trinity are largely unknown.
—Maria Cramer, New York Times, 16 Feb. 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
Together, these problems make permanent peace impossible.
—Maha Yahya, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2025
Over the razor wire, the permanent residents of Most Holy Trinity are largely unknown.
—Maria Cramer, New York Times, 16 Feb. 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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Because of Mandich and in his eternal memory has grown a South Florida institution in cancer research, with the Dolphins out front in showing other professional sports teams how best to serve the community that supports them.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2025
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Decorative torches and candles hung low, casting the halls in a mellow, shaded light: an eternal dusk or dawn.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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As Jheri curls take off and curly perms show few signs of being a fad, Johnson feels squeezed by competition, including Revlon.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2025
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There are no permanent or semi-permanent colors, perms or relaxers used to alter the color, texture or curl pattern of the hair.—
Dahvi Shira,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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In the immortal words of Laurence Laurentz, would that it’were so simple.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
14 Feb. 2025
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Laura Palmer, the immortal heroine (played by Sheryl Lee) of Twin Peaks, appears to me all the time.—
K. Austin Collins,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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
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Everybody had a new car and a conk.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
27 Oct. 2021
Adjective
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Palantir is quite vocal about how President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s farewell address warning about the military-industrial complex has come to pass, that the endless combinations of contractors has ended any real competition.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2025
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As Preece took a wild tumble in what seemed like an endless series of rolls after air got caught under the car's chassis, fans held their breath until the car eventually grounded back on its wheels, resting to an eerie silence.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Overalls with one snap undone, the Rachel haircut, grunge, Beanie Babies, tamagotchis, and George Foreman Grills.—
John Phillips,
Orange County Register,
19 Feb. 2025
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Additionally, Skinny Love’s Barber Shop is commemorated not just as a place for haircuts but also as a center for mentorship and community connections.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Each day, millions of dollars change hands as traders chase the next potential moonshot, creating a perpetual cycle of buying and selling that has made Pump.fun one of the most active platforms in cryptocurrency.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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With nine-time All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo still shelved due to a lingering calf injury, perpetual Milwaukee Bucks Sixth Man of the Year contender Bobby Portis will now miss most of the rest of the 2024-25 NBA season due to a surprising suspension.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Hunt elaborates on the political significance of choices such as wearing muslin or sporting a Titus haircut (the first short hairstyle for men and women in France) to show how Capet’s art reflected and shaped rapid social shifts.—
Marjoleine Kars,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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The Red Ghost Based purely on Malkovich's hairstyle in the teaser, one of the first and most popular theories is that the actor is playing one of the Fantastic Four's earliest villains: the Soviet mad scientist Ivan Kragoff, aka The Red Ghost.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Permanent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permanent. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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