as in forever
for all time
we will be eternally grateful for your kind generosity
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Recent Examples of eternally
Spanning some 22 million acres, the state's eternally emerald forests are one of its most iconic features.
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Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
His life was secured eternally by His Savior, Jesus Christ.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The two cross blades several times before finally teaming up against the Radiance, which is trapped within a container known as the Black Egg, sealed by the power of three eternally sleeping bugs known as the Dreamers.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
And, may God eternally bless them, there are the Drucker brothers, Lipa (Liev Schreiber) and Schmully (Vincent D’Onofrio), the homicidal Hasidic mobsters who still make time to visit their bubbe on the way to a massacre.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
Head coach Dave Canales is eternally optimistic.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 17 Aug. 2025
Not a Groundhog Day with do-overs — the exact same life, repeated eternally.
—Shai Tubali, Big Think, 5 Aug. 2025
The sun never crests high above the horizon there, leaving some craters in permanent shadow—and valuable deposits of water ice lacing their eternally dark floors.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 4 Aug. 2025
Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
His life was secured eternally by His Savior, Jesus Christ.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The two cross blades several times before finally teaming up against the Radiance, which is trapped within a container known as the Black Egg, sealed by the power of three eternally sleeping bugs known as the Dreamers.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
And, may God eternally bless them, there are the Drucker brothers, Lipa (Liev Schreiber) and Schmully (Vincent D’Onofrio), the homicidal Hasidic mobsters who still make time to visit their bubbe on the way to a massacre.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
Head coach Dave Canales is eternally optimistic.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 17 Aug. 2025
Not a Groundhog Day with do-overs — the exact same life, repeated eternally.
—Shai Tubali, Big Think, 5 Aug. 2025
The sun never crests high above the horizon there, leaving some craters in permanent shadow—and valuable deposits of water ice lacing their eternally dark floors.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eternally
Adverb
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Then, a 2022 diagnosis changed her life forever.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
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Speaking of forever, that’s the sort of enduring impact he’s made on Kansas City, the NFL and to an increasingly international audience as the face of a team that’s played in Brazil, Germany and Mexico over the last few seasons.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
18 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Iran issued a warning to world powers as the United Nations Security Council prepared to vote Friday on whether to permanently lift sanctions, pushing back against threats to snap back punitive measures over its nuclear program.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Reuters — The United Nations Security Council did not adopt a draft resolution on Friday to permanently lift sanctions on Iran, but Tehran and key European powers still have eight days to try and agree to a delay.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Greenberg did not always have Capitol Hill in mind.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
18 Sep. 2025
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Renewables are intermittent, though—the sun doesn't always shine, and the wind doesn't always blow.—
Michaila Byrne,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Eternally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eternally. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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