as in forever
for all time
we will be eternally grateful for your kind generosity
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Recent Examples of eternally
While we might be inclined to think of space and time as eternally expansive and divisible, the ultrafinitist would argue that these are assumptions that science has increasingly brought into question — much as, Zeilberger might say, science brought doubt to God’s doorstep.
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Quanta Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
The tongs used to pull hot dogs and taquitos off the eternally turning roller grill didn’t get washed, rinsed and sanitized when in use for four hours.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
Then there were the documentaries focusing on Saturday Night Live cast members Chevy Chase and Eddie Murphy, as well the eternally SNL-adjacent Steve Martin.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026
Robinson drew a tough matchup with the eternally upbeat Ozzie Albies — but ultimately ousted him, garnering 53% of y’all’s ballots.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 8 Apr. 2026
All the narrator would have had to do is turn on his recorder for three seconds, and Thomas’s voice would be eternally reproducible.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
She will be deeply missed, always loved, and eternally remembered.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026
With 10 seconds left, Duke freshman guard Cayden Boozer made a bad pass, which led to a turnover around halfcourt, and Mullins hoisted a 35-foot three to cement himself in UConn lore eternally.
—Megan Armstrong, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Tua should be eternally grateful an organization was dumb enough to give him that contract.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
Quanta Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
The tongs used to pull hot dogs and taquitos off the eternally turning roller grill didn’t get washed, rinsed and sanitized when in use for four hours.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
Then there were the documentaries focusing on Saturday Night Live cast members Chevy Chase and Eddie Murphy, as well the eternally SNL-adjacent Steve Martin.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026
Robinson drew a tough matchup with the eternally upbeat Ozzie Albies — but ultimately ousted him, garnering 53% of y’all’s ballots.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 8 Apr. 2026
All the narrator would have had to do is turn on his recorder for three seconds, and Thomas’s voice would be eternally reproducible.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
She will be deeply missed, always loved, and eternally remembered.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026
With 10 seconds left, Duke freshman guard Cayden Boozer made a bad pass, which led to a turnover around halfcourt, and Mullins hoisted a 35-foot three to cement himself in UConn lore eternally.
—Megan Armstrong, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Tua should be eternally grateful an organization was dumb enough to give him that contract.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eternally
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Thank God for the other returning stars, including Stanley Tucci’s divinely calm and in-control Nigel and Emily Blunt as the franchise’s forever MVP, as absolutely batshit and too-often-right Emily.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
29 Apr. 2026
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Two parallel lines can in theory go on forever; another number can always be added to the end of the number line.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Objects that formed between the soot and frost lines will be less dense, will have the capacity to possess some volatiles, and can have a wide variety of masses, but should always have rock-and-metal cores.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Apr. 2026
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But the most beautiful machine is and always will be the human body.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Two former players were deemed permanently ineligible to participate in NCAA play after the governing body found them in violation of potential game manipulation for sports betting.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Comey is among multiple foes of the Republican president to come under scrutiny by the Justice Department over the last year, including as acting Attorney General Todd Blanche aims to position himself as the right person to hold the job permanently.—
Alanna Durkin Richer,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Eternally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eternally. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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