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as in eternal
lasting forever
valentines typically express the giver's everlasting love and devotion
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as in immortal
having an existence or validity that does not change or diminish
Shakespeare's plays are still being performed 400 years later because they deal with everlasting truths and universal emotions
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as in perpetuity
endless time
that special bond that has existed between mother and child from everlasting
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as in God
capitalized
the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe
people who believe that the magnificence of the natural world is proof of the existence of the Everlasting
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Recent Examples of everlasting
Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2025
Placing lights on graves signifies everlasting life and an expression of hope.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Jay Peters, The Verge, 20 Sep. 2023
One of his favorite sections contains sweeps of the grass little bluestem and the perennial sweet everlasting amid scattered plantings of pitch pines.
—Washington Post, 7 July 2021
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Adjective
In our room were a dozen fat, honeyed, somehow smokeless and everlasting columns playing light over rock vaults where lives had been lived for thousands of years.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2025
Placing lights on graves signifies everlasting life and an expression of hope.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
Here’s Meta’s explanation for the changes from a Wednesday blog post:
Our intention was to create a refreshed design of the Facebook logo that was bolder, electric and everlasting.
—Jay Peters, The Verge, 20 Sep. 2023
One of his favorite sections contains sweeps of the grass little bluestem and the perennial sweet everlasting amid scattered plantings of pitch pines.
—Washington Post, 7 July 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for everlasting
Adjective
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Throughout the book’s 26 chapters, Blume examines the question of whether or not first loves are eternal.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
16 May 2025
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Barca opened up a seven-point lead at the summit by beating its other eternal rival Real Madrid 4-3 in El Clasico at the weekend.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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In 2023, the rapper/singer spoke to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and talked about the birth of that immortal couplet.—
Angel Diaz,
Billboard,
12 May 2025
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That would be the immortal Jerry Dybzinski, whose base-running gaffe in Game 4 of the 1983 American League Championship Series proved costly in an extra-inning loss to the Baltimore Orioles.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2025
Noun
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But to sacrifice Negan to The Dama in theoretical perpetuity?—
Charlie Mason,
TVLine,
5 May 2025
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Parks are about perpetuity, and taking care of them into perpetuity.—
Carole Rosenblat,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The 17-year-old Yamal remains an endless source of creativity who steps up on every big occasion.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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An endless number of diets claim to promote weight loss and improve health.—
Patty Weasler,
Verywell Health,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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The rapper's most enduring romance was with model-actress Kimberly Porter, who died of pneumonia in November 2018.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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The praise was meaningful to Coogler, who includes Lee among his most enduring influences.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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According to Howard, Combs just stared at him for what felt like an eternity, making the actor visibly uneasy.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Like Steiner’s, Domer’s event is quick, but 8 seconds would be an eternity in breakaway roping.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The proposal is part of the agency's response to the ongoing delays and cancellations that have resulted from tech difficulties in the air traffic control tower.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Now, just getting to the airport may be a burden as the NJ Transit has suspended all train services due to an ongoing strike.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Season 2 will come out next year, and then hopefully season 3 and season infinity after that.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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There is no fate, Hunter argues, and his play demonstrates: just an infinity of second chances.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Everlasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/everlasting. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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