as in eternity
endless time
lands that should remain in their wild state in perpetuity
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Recent Examples of perpetuity
He'll be stuck with these images circulating for perpetuity.
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Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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
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
Designed to stand the test of time and, indeed, given the proper care, to run in perpetuity, L.U.C timepieces remain core to the Chopard collection today.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2024
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Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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
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
Designed to stand the test of time and, indeed, given the proper care, to run in perpetuity, L.U.C timepieces remain core to the Chopard collection today.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpetuity
Noun
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For what seemed like an eternity, Tacopina swayed back and forth, shoulder to shoulder with Mayers, whose life hung in the balance.—
Julian Sancton,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Apr. 2025
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This car was last redesigned in 2014, which is really an eternity in modern-day automotive engineering.—
Karl Brauer,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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These solutions go to infinity at the center of that region.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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Look around America, and there’s nowhere else that even comes close to New York’s to-infinity-and-beyond growth.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Nowadays, the outdoors with all its foreverness and fresh air is becoming that go-to place to celebrate our upcoming holidays.—
Marni Jameson,
orlandosentinel.com,
20 Nov. 2020
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Nowadays, the outdoors with all its foreverness and fresh air is becoming that go-to place to celebrate our upcoming holidays.—
Marni Jameson,
orlandosentinel.com,
20 Nov. 2020
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“Perpetuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpetuity. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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