as in continuity
lasting or constant existence
Returning home between his travels gave him a sense of stability and permanence. All of the inks were tested for permanence on various surfaces.
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Recent Examples of permanence
In each of these works, Sugimoto expresses his lifelong existential investigation of permanence and impermanence, of what is and is not real, of form and emptiness, and in doing so his works of art capturie the unimaginable and the unseen.
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Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
But the animal print has proven its permanence and is now making a comeback thousands of years later.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2024
The president has some authority to control immigration by executive action, but those orders lack the scope and permanence of legislation.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
Hals, too, painted the faces of a new secular élite that sought to flatter itself with the permanence of oil painting; Hals, too, caught the abundance as well as the wobbling precarity of his clients’ world, the sense that all this could tumble down tomorrow.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
But the animal print has proven its permanence and is now making a comeback thousands of years later.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2024
The president has some authority to control immigration by executive action, but those orders lack the scope and permanence of legislation.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
Hals, too, painted the faces of a new secular élite that sought to flatter itself with the permanence of oil painting; Hals, too, caught the abundance as well as the wobbling precarity of his clients’ world, the sense that all this could tumble down tomorrow.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for permanence
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Rafizi, the economic minister, knows that there are still concerns over policy continuity, considering the current more stable political climate is a more recent development.Paolo Confino, Fortune Asia, 14 Jan. 2025
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Visualizing these risks through tools like global risk heatmaps helps create a clearer picture of where business continuity might be threatened.Jochen Schwenk, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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That film will supposedly serve as a continuation of Fast X and a bridge to Fast X: Part 2.Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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One path leads to the continuation of a broken system, one that prioritizes profits over people and leaves both patients and workers to suffer.Janel L Medina, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
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Automation also creates a set-it-and-forget-it system that fosters consistency.True Tamplin, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Turn on the water and run the garbage disposal until the ice cubes become the consistency of a slushy.Julia Mitchem, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2024
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This intellectual property integrity lapse sets a precedent that weakens protections for creators across industries, undermines their financial stability, and eventually infringes on the intellectual rights of content creators, devaluing the very essence of intellectual property itself.Hamilton Mann, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Starting with Venus entering Pisces and your second house of values, possessions and stability, the influence of the love planet brings a touch of abundance, harmony and prosperity to this area of life.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
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September 2024 brought the continuance of one of the nation’s biggest problems, school shootings.Visual Editors, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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At a brief hearing Wednesday, Acree’s attorney, Edward Berrigan of the Missouri State Public Defender’s office, asked for a continuance so that the public defenders who handle death penalty cases could be reassigned, the Kansas City Star reported.San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2024
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Beard bans have previously been implemented in the military due to operational safety and uniformity.Marni Rose McFall, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Grade inflation is a serious issue that questions the validity and uniformity of what a high school diploma really means.Bonnie Kleffman, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Permanence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permanence. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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