as in forever
for all time
planned to stay there permanently
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Recent Examples of permanently
Businesses may not be able to recover, and jobs will be permanently lost.
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John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Brighton & Hove Albion David Weir became technical director on an interim basis in February 2022, then permanently three months later, when Dan Ashworth left for Newcastle.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
The new budget also increases taxes on UK residents who permanently reside outside the UK.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 13 Jan. 2025
About 1 million green cards — which authorize a person to live and work in the U.S. permanently — are issued every year, according to the Brookings Institution, a think tank.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
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John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Brighton & Hove Albion David Weir became technical director on an interim basis in February 2022, then permanently three months later, when Dan Ashworth left for Newcastle.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
The new budget also increases taxes on UK residents who permanently reside outside the UK.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 13 Jan. 2025
About 1 million green cards — which authorize a person to live and work in the U.S. permanently — are issued every year, according to the Brookings Institution, a think tank.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Permanently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permanently. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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