as in eternal
lasting forever
a temporary compromise has been accepted until a more permanent solution can be agreed upon
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Recent Examples of permanent
Booth Moore, WWD, 13 Dec. 2024
Maresca is the third permanent head coach hired by the Todd Boehly-Clearlake consortium.
—Simon Johnson and Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
Michelle Santiago Cortés, refinery29.com, 26 June 2021
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is working on making three Slow Streets closed to through traffic during the pandemic permanent: Page, Shotwell and Sanchez streets.
—Mallory Moench, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Feb. 2021
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Adjective
The process is designed to be fluid, so a brand can graduate from an in-store residency to a pop-up and maybe a permanent store.
—Booth Moore, WWD, 13 Dec. 2024
Maresca is the third permanent head coach hired by the Todd Boehly-Clearlake consortium.
—Simon Johnson and Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
If hotness is an effort to make the ephemeral permanent, then illness is a constant reminder of how nothing is forever.
—Michelle Santiago Cortés, refinery29.com, 26 June 2021
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is working on making three Slow Streets closed to through traffic during the pandemic permanent: Page, Shotwell and Sanchez streets.
—Mallory Moench, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Feb. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for permanent
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That’s part of the fun of writing the show with these sort of eternal characters, who’ve been around forever.Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2024
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Kim uses lady bugs as berries to symbolize good fortune, the wreaths to symbolize eternal unity and the candles to symbolize light in darkness.Bakr Muhammad, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Her stylist at Looks Salon in Columbia, Maryland, will give her a feathery Farrah Fawcett look or a perm, and her bangs always come out fluffed to perfection.Michelle Lee, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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Visually, it is defined by sequined dresses and star Blake Lively’s gigantic crimson perm.Coleman Spilde, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024
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Feel your immortal soul being warmed and suffused with pleasures both rare and immeasurable.Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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But incredibly, when faced with threats from injury to starvation, the immortal jellyfish can reverse the process, turning the clock backward.Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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That’s what the slick dude with the conk and the blue Pontiac says to Elwood, who is hitching a ride to get to college.Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024
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Everybody had a new car and a conk.New York Times, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2021
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The first episode of Dexter-the-killer’s origin story is an endless callback to the original series that is sure to delight the most devoted of Dexter fans.Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
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The movie was filmed in London over eight endless months; the script kept being rewritten, necessitating several reshoots.Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
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Gibson spends most of the premiere in a ridiculous wig of surfer curls; by the end, he’s got Hall’s haircut, and his inner monologue sounds suspiciously like his predecessor.Alison Herman, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
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Guests enjoy an extensive menu of cocktails and meals that are included in the cost of admission, as well as spa and beauty offerings such as manicures, pedicures, haircuts and massages, for an additional fee.Chris Dong, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Scattered across the New York City subway system, strewn between its millions of comers and goers, are thousands of long-term loiters, perpetual itinerants, and permanent subterranean residents.Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
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And for Paul and Lydia, the house is a perpetual reminder of the death of their son, a loss that time hasn’t begun to heal.Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2024
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Palmer also sported bangs and a voluminous hairstyle.Catherine Santino, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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Her glam featured a straight hairstyle with a middle part and her makeup included rosy cheeks and a glossy lip for a final touch of semi-old school glamour.Julia Teti, WWD, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Permanent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permanent. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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