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as in eternal
lasting forever
the age-old quest for immortal fame
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as in enduring
having an existence or validity that does not change or diminish
vowed that his hatred of that family was immortal and that someday he'd get his revenge
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as in worthy
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Recent Examples of immortal
Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2025
In the immortal words of Buffalo Springfield: There’s something happening here.
—Ron Insana, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
After helping Philadelphia reach the 2001 NBA Finals alongside another basketball immortal, MVP point guard Allen Iverson, and then playing an encore stint in 2001-02, the then-35-year-old Mutombo transitioned to another phase of his career.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
The former, an album highlight, could somehow soundtrack both a wedding and a breakup; a paean to immortal love or the audio to that which was once cherished and now gone.
—Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2025
In the immortal words of Buffalo Springfield: There’s something happening here.
—Ron Insana, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
Based on a Russian fairytale, the principal roles include a prince and princess, an evil immortal who captures the princess and the magical Firebird, who saves the day.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
After helping Philadelphia reach the 2001 NBA Finals alongside another basketball immortal, MVP point guard Allen Iverson, and then playing an encore stint in 2001-02, the then-35-year-old Mutombo transitioned to another phase of his career.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immortal
Adjective
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The eternal language of euphemism—swords and lightning—had begun its work, displacing the reality of bullets breaking bodies.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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It’s not designed to disrupt trends but remain a ‘classic’ outside of them with some eternal rock ‘n’ roll edge.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Its enduring relevance, uncanny foresight into technology and humanity, and now a season filled with resonant, top-tier performances make Season 7 its best Emmy contender in years.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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But Ovechkin is the most prolific, the most consistent, the most enduring — combining those legends’ finishing ability with a durability none could match, and doing it in a vastly more difficult era in which to score.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Jacobs-Jenkins cannot help noting that among that generation of Bible-quoting civil rights worthies are enough sins of the father to burden a host of sons.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
18 Mar. 2025
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Martin Luther King, Senator J. William Fulbright, and California Gov. Pat Brown all said so and who would know better than these worthies?—
Walter E Block,
Orange County Register,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Its most beautiful and bracing imagery is that of cotton fields plumbed by sharecroppers, endless skies and dusty roads, the verdant expanse of a land that has witnessed so much sorrow.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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By repeating the same simple actions over and over (think dig, dig, build, build, attack wolf, attack wolf, dig, dig, etc.), Mojang Studios unearthed an endless world through simple play.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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His first significant trip outside Rome as pontiff was to the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa, a key site in Europe's ongoing migration crisis.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Mollie Helpern, a spokesperson for the Pentagon's inspector general, told NPR that Stebbins is aware of news reports about Hegseth's second Signal chat, and that the evaluation is ongoing.—
Destinee Adams,
NPR,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Season three will be based on The Titan’s Curse, the third book in Riordan’s series, and introduce a fan-favorite character in Nico di Angelo, a young demigod who is new to Camp Half-Blood.—
Rick Porter,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Mar. 2025
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The naga, a Sanskrit word for snake or serpent, is an anthropomorphic demigod of sorts that appears in Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain cultures.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Two years later, the Smithsonian named the museum's first permanent director, Jorge Zamanillo, and unveiled a gallery dedicated to the U.S. Latino experience in the National Museum of American History.—
Deborah Barfield Berry,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Causes of vision loss and blindness include: Diabetic retinopathy: This condition, caused by diabetes, can lead to permanent damage of the retina, which is the area in the back of your eye that translates light into signals that your brain can understand.—
Heidi Cope,
Health,
19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Officials said overnight enforcement will focus on common and continuing offenses such as commercial vehicles parked in residential areas and permit violations.—
Michelle Deal-Zimmerman,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Mar. 2025
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State of the labor market Initial weekly unemployment insurance claims have held in a fairly steady range around 220,000, though continuing claims earlier in November had hit their highest level in about three years.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
5 Dec. 2024
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“Immortal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immortal. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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