as in forever
for all time
planned to stay there permanently
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Trump calls for Gaza to come under U.S. control and for Palestinians to be permanently resettled out of Gaza.
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Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 7 Feb. 2025
The score of the Vikings-Jaycee game, kept only on the clock and not permanently in the scorebook, ended with the Vikes out front by about two points.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Some buffet restaurants, including the national chain Sweet Tomatoes, shut down permanently.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
Others have asked for it to be permanently indexed to inflation.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 27 Jan. 2025
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Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 7 Feb. 2025
The score of the Vikings-Jaycee game, kept only on the clock and not permanently in the scorebook, ended with the Vikes out front by about two points.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Some buffet restaurants, including the national chain Sweet Tomatoes, shut down permanently.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
Others have asked for it to be permanently indexed to inflation.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Permanently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permanently. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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