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Recent Examples of perpetually In today’s digital-first economy, application security is both mission-critical and perpetually in flux. Aviv Mussinger, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 The son of a Russian oligarch, Vanya is immature, perpetually stoned, and supposed to be using his time in the States to study. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2025 The Brady Bunch’s perpetually awkward middle sister was constantly overshadowed by older sister Marcia, anxious about her appearance and romantic prospects and over eager to stand out in her family and at school. John Russell, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025 For sweepstakes casinos, on the other hand, the sweepstakes games run perpetually. Daniel Wallach, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for perpetually
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpetually
Adverb
  • While the red carpet won’t be the same without her, her memorable fashion moments will certainly live on forever.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2025
  • A little over a year ago, Benson Boone released a single that would change his life forever.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Adverb
  • 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
  • True connection comes from mutual respect and emotional honesty, not from constantly adapting to keep the peace.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Adverb
  • While the Hobbs deal seems pricey, the devil is always in the details.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Peter Wolf, has always been one of the great rock & roll raconteurs, ever since his days as the loudmouth singer of the J. Geils Band.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025
Adverb
  • 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
  • Students continually suffer because of this attitude.
    Vincent Turley, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025
Adverb
  • Queen City Craft & Gourmet closed permanently on Feb. 23.
    Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • My eyes are invariably drawn to the man in the hat.
    Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2025

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“Perpetually.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpetually. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.

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