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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
In Jilly Cooper’s world, men conquer, women sigh, the sun shines perpetually on pale-gold Cotswolds mansions with bluebells in bloom, and absolutely everyone is DTF, as the parlance goes.
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024
With a constantly roaming camera, director James Wan uses long takes to cleanly establish each space onscreen; meanwhile, constant zooms and slight compositional shifts perpetually unsettle the audience.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 28 Oct. 2024
Fungi thrive in perpetually warm and wet environments.
—Matt Kasson, Discover Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
If Walz has been cast as America’s freelance dad, Vance is a man perpetually in search of a father.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2024
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024
With a constantly roaming camera, director James Wan uses long takes to cleanly establish each space onscreen; meanwhile, constant zooms and slight compositional shifts perpetually unsettle the audience.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 28 Oct. 2024
Fungi thrive in perpetually warm and wet environments.
—Matt Kasson, Discover Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
If Walz has been cast as America’s freelance dad, Vance is a man perpetually in search of a father.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpetually
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Now, a reality that seemed forever on the verge of dissolving tips into something resembling magical realism.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
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There are lots of boys who are looking for their forever family.Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Bucks that seem alert and nervous — look for twitchy ears and a constantly bobbing head — are more likely to detect you movement and are also more likely to duck arrows.Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
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Draymond Green, who has been terrific this season defensively, constantly mucked up the paint with rotations.Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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MacKinnon is the league’s best player, a hockey robot, who has always been more concerned about winning than feelings.Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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There’s just always a way to get around gatekeepers.Devon Ivie, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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The recent disruptions at Seattle Airport further illustrate the stakes, as malicious actors continually probe for weaknesses in critical infrastructure.Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Trump and allies have continually spread unfounded claims about the 2020 election, with the former president consistently refusing to accept his loss in the presidential election four years ago.Tara Suter, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
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The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania says filling out a change-of-address form does not necessarily mean a voter has moved out of the state permanently — those forms can also be used to get mail forwarded.Mark Scolforo, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2024
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But most experts support staying in standard time permanently over daylight saving time.Kelly Tyko, Axios, 2 Nov. 2024
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The odds are that while scanning the Internet for content to pattern match on, invariably content associated with the popular topic would have been encountered.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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There’s the uniform for one thing, which changes with the seasons and weather and varies from park to park, but is invariably best worn ironed with the shirt tucked in.Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Perpetually.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpetually. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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