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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
After an outcry — that VA is perpetually short-staffed in many key medical fields — VA promised none of those cuts will come from the VA's more than 300,000 frontline health jobs, exempting them from the freeze.
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Quil Lawrence, NPR, 30 Apr. 2025
The pressure to constantly experience dramatic breakthroughs or significant victories can leave you feeling perpetually inadequate when ordinary days unfold instead.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
When this obviously backfires, the perpetually clumsy studio boss takes a tumble and breaks his pinky … which places him squarely in the care of the doctors that swoop in on an ambulance.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2025
While managing the workload of his full-time sitcom gig, Armitage has also taken voice acting jobs, including as a younger (but still perpetually hungry, goofy, and chill) Shaggy in Scoob!
—Skyler Trepel, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Quil Lawrence, NPR, 30 Apr. 2025
The pressure to constantly experience dramatic breakthroughs or significant victories can leave you feeling perpetually inadequate when ordinary days unfold instead.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
When this obviously backfires, the perpetually clumsy studio boss takes a tumble and breaks his pinky … which places him squarely in the care of the doctors that swoop in on an ambulance.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2025
While managing the workload of his full-time sitcom gig, Armitage has also taken voice acting jobs, including as a younger (but still perpetually hungry, goofy, and chill) Shaggy in Scoob!
—Skyler Trepel, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpetually
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Staff still firmly believe the right forever home is out there though.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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This will forever change work, the workforce, the workplace, and the human-machine relationship.—
Mark A. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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The Gemstones characters had a tendency to constantly fall back into bad habits.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
5 May 2025
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In today's world of AI, technological advancements are constantly reshaping industries.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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That goes for all sorts of emergencies, as there are always new challenges, including counter-terrorism.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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Your questions and comments as well as gardening conundrums and successes are always welcome.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
10 May 2025
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Unlike staking tomatoes, which requires hands-on maintenance to continually tie the stem to the support, caging is nearly maintenance-free.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 May 2025
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Extending the sounds of different voices story after story ad infinitum, My First Time suggests that these individual moments of recognition embody a kind of collective trauma that is continually on repeat.—
Ivy G. Wilson,
Artforum,
1 May 2025
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The annual builder’s show will relocate permanently to Las Vegas in 2027. 1 of 5 These homes are usually built on spec by local high-end home builders, then sold after the convention.—
Laura Kinsler,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2025
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Legal scholars who spoke to the Washington Examiner say the outcomes could permanently alter the balance of power between the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, while sparking some of the most consequential immigration litigation in U.S. history.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
3 May 2025
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First-time visitors invariably gasp encountering pieces like Colombostile's headline-making purple ostrich leather sofa, or Baldi's malachite and bronze masterpiece timepiece.—
Paul Jebara,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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John Clemens, having once assumed a county judgeship, invariably styled himself Judge Clemens, but his commercial failures kept piling up.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Perpetually.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpetually. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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