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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
Alternating blue and white topaz eternity hoop earrings: on sale for $255
Original price: $510
These blue and white topaz eternity hoop earrings are refined enough to be worn out to a fancy restaurant, but classic enough to be worn with everyday outfits as well.
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Christopher Murray, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2025
On the thirteenth-century tomb of Eleanor of Aquitaine, she is shown wide awake and reading, while her dull and kingly husband sleeps for all eternity.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
And this arrangement survives even as the temperature climbs higher for all eternity.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 16 Jan. 2025
In those instances, the princess appeared to wear her Welsh gold wedding ring, a white gold and diamond Annoushka eternity band that William gave her after George was born in 2013, a mystery third ring and what looks to be another eternity band of dark gems and diamonds.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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Christopher Murray, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2025
On the thirteenth-century tomb of Eleanor of Aquitaine, she is shown wide awake and reading, while her dull and kingly husband sleeps for all eternity.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
And this arrangement survives even as the temperature climbs higher for all eternity.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 16 Jan. 2025
In those instances, the princess appeared to wear her Welsh gold wedding ring, a white gold and diamond Annoushka eternity band that William gave her after George was born in 2013, a mystery third ring and what looks to be another eternity band of dark gems and diamonds.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 15 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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Applications in Antiquity In antiquity, rosemary became an emblem of faithful remembrance and immortality.—
Nina Foster,
JSTOR Daily,
20 Dec. 2024
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According to Hindu scriptures, gods and demons once churned the cosmic ocean in search of the nectar of immortality.—
Kyra Colah,
Fox News,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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 3 Mar. 2025.
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