1
as in permanently
for all time
we'll be best friends forever
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2
as in constantly
on every relevant occasion
he is forever reminding me to wear my hat and gloves in cold weather
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as in months
a long or seemingly long period of time
it took forever to fill out all the forms
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Recent Examples of forever
Hannah Kerman, STAT, 29 Apr. 2026
What was the nation-state in a transnational forever war?
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
Chabeli Herrera, miamiherald, 17 Aug. 2017
Forever stamps are always equal to the current First-Class Mail service 1-ounce price.
—Michael McGough, sacbee, 14 July 2017
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Adverb
But this truth is anathema in a culture where billionaires expect to live forever and encounters with disease are wars to be fought and won.
—Hannah Kerman, STAT, 29 Apr. 2026
What was the nation-state in a transnational forever war?
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
Forever is gonna start aboard Royal Caribbean International’s Oasis of the Seas Monday with a concert of lunar proportions.
—Chabeli Herrera, miamiherald, 17 Aug. 2017
Forever stamps are always equal to the current First-Class Mail service 1-ounce price.
—Michael McGough, sacbee, 14 July 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forever
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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The transponders can provide air traffic controllers with more precise information about the vehicles and their locations by constantly sending signals to the control tower.—
Bruce Shipkowski,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Having a horny landlady who won’t stop hitting on your boyfriend constantly isn’t the end of the world.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
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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The central tenet of criticism of late 20th- and 21st-century IP is that copyright and patent law are continually strengthened for corporate rights holders at the expense of creativity, innovation, human rights, and traditional knowledge.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
24 Apr. 2026
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Artistic efforts should be self-sustaining as patrons finance them, not continually maintained by government subsidies.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Swiss research team started the electrical powering of the 312-foot-long (95-metre-long) test stand known as the Inner Triplet String (IT String) on April 20.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Apr. 2026
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Kaia Gerber has officially become the latest in a long of line of celebrities to co-sign the peek-a-bra trend.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
9 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 Apr. 2026
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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
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Daily micro-habits that prevent buildup The most effective bathroom routines are the smallest ones — quick gestures done consistently rather than scrubbing sessions done occasionally.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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The Lonestar state has consistently completed with Florida for producing the most NFL talent.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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After what seems like an eternity, the NFL Draft is almost here.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
17 Apr. 2026
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More recently, Queen Letizia of Spain received a 16-diamond eternity band engagement ring from King Felipe VI in 2003.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Forever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forever. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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