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as in perpetuity
endless time
the question whether the universe will end someday or continue to exist in eternity
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as in immortality
unending existence after death
a firm belief in the eternity of the soul
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as in forever
a long or seemingly long period of time
we waited in line for tickets for an eternity
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Recent Examples of eternity
Most associate Vesuvius with the 79 CE eruption that encased Pompeii in ash, preserving it for eternity.
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Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 28 Jan. 2025
In Greek mythology, Atlas was a Titan who was forced to hold up the heavens for eternity.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2025
For many of us, the next four years under Trump feel like an eternity.
—S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2025
In the Greek story of Sisyphus, the king was condemned for eternity to move a massive rock up a hill but never reach the summit.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2025
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Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 28 Jan. 2025
In Greek mythology, Atlas was a Titan who was forced to hold up the heavens for eternity.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2025
For many of us, the next four years under Trump feel like an eternity.
—S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2025
In the Greek story of Sisyphus, the king was condemned for eternity to move a massive rock up a hill but never reach the summit.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eternity
Noun
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He'll be stuck with these images circulating for perpetuity.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Stargate, the $500 billion effort to secure American AI supremacy for perpetuity backed by OpenAI’s Sam Altman and SoftBank founder Masa Son, among others, will require a gargantuan amount of energy to power it.—
David Jeans,
Forbes,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Yet, when Buckcherry performs, Todd projects the immortality that attracts audiences to iconoclastic and destructive musicians.—
Lily Moayeri,
SPIN,
11 Feb. 2025
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What Happens Next The Eagles are vying for their franchise's second Super Bowl championship, while the Chiefs chase historic NFL immortality.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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One way to mess with an option team’s Plan A is to not only stick them with third-and-forevers, but to put them in an early hole, making them throw out of desperation.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
14 Sep. 2019
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Printed with thermochromic ink, the stamp reveals a second image of the moon when a finger is pressed to it, and a sheet of 16 Forever stamps features a map of the eclipse path.—
Meg Jones,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
18 Aug. 2017
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Click on the video below to see their sweet interaction that’s truly going to infinity and beyond!—
Ronnie Li,
USA TODAY,
26 Feb. 2025
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There's also a Focus Limiter that restricts the autofocus to either close (minimum distance to 10 meters) or distant (8 meters to infinity) and has a Full setting for unrestricted autofocus.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Eternity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eternity. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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