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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Oil had permanently altered California’s coast.
—Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
If seed phrases for crypto wallets are exposed, attackers could drain funds permanently.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Across the state in 2025, only five people faced Class 1 or Class 2 felonies, were found permanently incompetent to proceed, and saw their cases dismissed, Turner said.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
Somewhere in that glorious chaos, a 17-second clip of a kid in zombie face paint became permanently lodged in your brain.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 4 Apr. 2026
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Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
If seed phrases for crypto wallets are exposed, attackers could drain funds permanently.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Across the state in 2025, only five people faced Class 1 or Class 2 felonies, were found permanently incompetent to proceed, and saw their cases dismissed, Turner said.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
Somewhere in that glorious chaos, a 17-second clip of a kid in zombie face paint became permanently lodged in your brain.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Permanently.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/permanently. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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