permanently
adverb
per·ma·nent·ly
ˈpər-mə-nənt-lē 
ˈpərm-nənt-
: in a permanent manner : in a way that continues without changing or ending : in a way that is not brief or temporary
The restaurant closed permanently in May.
an area where the ground is permanently frozen
Artificial intelligence has permanently changed our understanding of the mind and has proved itself in hundreds of unsung applications.—
Steven Pinker
Steven PinkerExamples of permanently in a Sentence
planned to stay there permanently
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That's the kind of wisdom that takes a decade to build and one quarterly decision to permanently destroy.
—
Karan Sharma,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Designed by Escape, the Shoreline is a non-towable park model that's permanently installed on the firm's own Canoe Bay Village tiny house community in Wisconsin.
—
Adam Williams
july 01,
New Atlas,
1 July 2026
The problem is that if AI does lead to massive job loss, simply informing job seekers of the resilience of these job categories offers no cure to the sweeping harm of permanently higher unemployment.
—
Gene Sperling,
Time,
1 July 2026
And since Congress hasn’t authorized Medicare to cover weight loss drugs permanently, the federal government is limited in its options to keep the access flowing.
—
Ali Swenson,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
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Karan Sharma,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Designed by Escape, the Shoreline is a non-towable park model that's permanently installed on the firm's own Canoe Bay Village tiny house community in Wisconsin.
—
Adam Williams
july 01,
New Atlas,
1 July 2026
The problem is that if AI does lead to massive job loss, simply informing job seekers of the resilience of these job categories offers no cure to the sweeping harm of permanently higher unemployment.
—
Gene Sperling,
Time,
1 July 2026
And since Congress hasn’t authorized Medicare to cover weight loss drugs permanently, the federal government is limited in its options to keep the access flowing.
—
Ali Swenson,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for permanently
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“Permanently.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/permanently. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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