1
as in permanently
for all time
we'll be best friends forever
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2
as in constantly
on every relevant occasion
he is forever reminding me to wear my hat and gloves in cold weather
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as in months
a long or seemingly long period of time
it took forever to fill out all the forms
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Recent Examples of forever
Laura Jackson, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2025
There are so many wonderful dogs waiting in rescues for their chance at a forever home.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Chabeli Herrera, miamiherald, 17 Aug. 2017
Forever stamps are always equal to the current First-Class Mail service 1-ounce price.
—Michael McGough, sacbee, 14 July 2017
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Adverb
Cool Knits No matter the season, a lightweight yet luxurious knit is a forever closet classic—and this spring the offerings are as cool as ever.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2025
There are so many wonderful dogs waiting in rescues for their chance at a forever home.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
Forever is gonna start aboard Royal Caribbean International’s Oasis of the Seas Monday with a concert of lunar proportions.
—Chabeli Herrera, miamiherald, 17 Aug. 2017
Forever stamps are always equal to the current First-Class Mail service 1-ounce price.
—Michael McGough, sacbee, 14 July 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forever
Adverb
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Queen City Craft & Gourmet closed permanently on Feb. 23.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Mar. 2025
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Trump will need Congress’s cooperation to shutter the Education Department permanently, and that is far from guaranteed.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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But reality constantly intrudes through the depraved lives of the other street people, the harsh and ugly sounds, and visits from his paying admirers.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
6 Mar. 2025
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True connection comes from mutual respect and emotional honesty, not from constantly adapting to keep the peace.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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While the Hobbs deal seems pricey, the devil is always in the details.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Will Smith can always count on his family to have his back — quite literally!—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
11 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Getty Images Leave it to Julia Fox to continually come up with creative ways to make nudity fashion (pronounced as exaggeratedly as possible).—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
3 Mar. 2025
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Students continually suffer because of this attitude.—
Vincent Turley,
Hartford Courant,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Perhaps there's nothing a new parent longs for more than a full night's sleep, which could explain the sudden interest in the TikTok butter trend.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
7 Mar. 2025
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A little long, Harvard thought, and that wasn’t all.—
Robert Christgau,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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For the first time in what feels like an eternity, there’s a single gameweek — not a double — on the cards in Fantasy Premier League.—
Ben Dinnery,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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After what felt like an eternity of sour, downtempo bedroom pop, the charts are finally bright again.—
Christopher Rosa,
Glamour,
14 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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The candidate would inevitably face criticism for immediately abandoning the new job, almost certainly skipping critical votes for a senator or being absent from leading their state as governor, to go on what is invariably a grueling multiyear quest for the White House.—
Joshua Spivak,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
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My eyes are invariably drawn to the man in the hat.—
Michael Luo,
The New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Will The Google Pixel 9 Price Drop Again? Don’t ever feel rushed to take advantage of a smartphone deal because they are discounted repeatedly in the modern age.—
Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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At age 26, Soto signed a record-shattering 15-year, $765 million contract to move across town to Queens and play out what will likely be the remainder of his career with the New York Mets.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Forever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forever. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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