permanently
adverb
per·ma·nent·ly
ˈpər-mə-nənt-lē 
ˈpərm-nənt-
: in a permanent manner : in a way that continues without changing or ending : in a way that is not brief or temporary
The restaurant closed permanently in May.
an area where the ground is permanently frozen
Artificial intelligence has permanently changed our understanding of the mind and has proved itself in hundreds of unsung applications.—
Steven Pinker
Steven PinkerExamples of permanently in a Sentence
planned to stay there permanently
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Some hotels are obviously closed, not just for the season but permanently.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
Under Trump's plan, Gaza's more than 2 million people would be permanently sent elsewhere.
—arkansasonline.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Trump's pick to lead the agency permanently, the conservative media critic L. Brent Bozell III, has not yet been scheduled for confirmation hearings in the U.S. Senate.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 15 Mar. 2025
But after the student’s family filed the suit, the school agreed in a February settlement to permanently expunge the suspension from J.A.’s record.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025
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Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
Under Trump's plan, Gaza's more than 2 million people would be permanently sent elsewhere.
—arkansasonline.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Trump's pick to lead the agency permanently, the conservative media critic L. Brent Bozell III, has not yet been scheduled for confirmation hearings in the U.S. Senate.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 15 Mar. 2025
But after the student’s family filed the suit, the school agreed in a February settlement to permanently expunge the suspension from J.A.’s record.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Permanently.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/permanently. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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