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as in perpetuity
endless time
the question whether the universe will end someday or continue to exist in eternity
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as in immortality
unending existence after death
a firm belief in the eternity of the soul
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as in forever
a long or seemingly long period of time
we waited in line for tickets for an eternity
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Recent Examples of eternity
In those instances, the princess appeared to wear her Welsh gold wedding ring, a white gold and diamond Annoushka eternity band that William gave her after George was born in 2013, a mystery third ring and what looks to be another eternity band of dark gems and diamonds.
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Janine Henni, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
It’s been around more than 40 years, an eternity by Hurst standards and long enough to serve two generations of Valentines; 817-281-9333, facebook.com/labistrotx.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Jan. 2025
Still, her days of glitter and sequins are going, going, gone, heading for the dark cavern where Siegfried, Roy and their tigers sleep for eternity.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
After what seemed like an eternity of floating below the lake’s surface, his uncle’s hand pierced the water, caught him, and pulled him up into the air.
—David A. Ross, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
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Janine Henni, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
It’s been around more than 40 years, an eternity by Hurst standards and long enough to serve two generations of Valentines; 817-281-9333, facebook.com/labistrotx.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Jan. 2025
Still, her days of glitter and sequins are going, going, gone, heading for the dark cavern where Siegfried, Roy and their tigers sleep for eternity.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
After what seemed like an eternity of floating below the lake’s surface, his uncle’s hand pierced the water, caught him, and pulled him up into the air.
—David A. Ross, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eternity
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Stargate, the $500 billion effort to secure American AI supremacy for perpetuity backed by OpenAI’s Sam Altman and SoftBank founder Masa Son, among others, will require a gargantuan amount of energy to power it.—
David Jeans,
Forbes,
5 Feb. 2025
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It’s been just two years since Cartaya ranked as Keith Law’s No. 6 prospect in baseball in The Athletic, with the backstop seen as a potential future cornerstone for the Dodgers’ plans of extending their title window into perpetuity.—
Fabian Ardaya,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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According to Hindu scriptures, gods and demons once churned the cosmic ocean in search of the nectar of immortality.—
Kyra Colah,
Fox News,
8 Feb. 2025
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The man dies upon discovering her true identity, which prompts her to steal from the tree of immortality in an attempt to revive him.—
Kimmy Yam,
NBC News,
29 Jan. 2025
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One way to mess with an option team’s Plan A is to not only stick them with third-and-forevers, but to put them in an early hole, making them throw out of desperation.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
14 Sep. 2019
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Printed with thermochromic ink, the stamp reveals a second image of the moon when a finger is pressed to it, and a sheet of 16 Forever stamps features a map of the eclipse path.—
Meg Jones,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
18 Aug. 2017
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To understand the transition from fluctuating to smooth space-time, the duo needed to get a handle on this new infinity.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
25 Sep. 2024
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For example, infinity does not always equal infinity, and tortoises may outpace human athletes—at least from a certain mathematical point of view.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
15 Aug. 2024
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“Eternity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eternity. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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