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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Trump will need Congress’s cooperation to shutter the Education Department permanently, and that is far from guaranteed.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
American students will be permanently expelled or, depending on on the crime, arrested.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025
Queen City Craft & Gourmet closed permanently on Feb. 23.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2025
His plan centers on permanently displacing Gaza's roughly 2 million Palestinians into countries like Egypt and Jordan before taking over the strip of land and turning it into a seaside real estate project.
—Aya Batrawy, NPR, 3 Mar. 2025
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Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
American students will be permanently expelled or, depending on on the crime, arrested.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025
Queen City Craft & Gourmet closed permanently on Feb. 23.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2025
His plan centers on permanently displacing Gaza's roughly 2 million Palestinians into countries like Egypt and Jordan before taking over the strip of land and turning it into a seaside real estate project.
—Aya Batrawy, NPR, 3 Mar. 2025
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 12 Mar. 2025.
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