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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
The kind of shot that will haunt Big Ten highlights for eternity.
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Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 20 Mar. 2025
The ancient symbol is closely associated with Celtic culture, where it is affiliated with the ideas of eternity or the Holy Trinity, and is a popular sign across Ireland.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Some personalities make that 15 minutes seem like an eternity.
—Mark Z. Barabak, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025
Nearly two generations have passed since the ’90 Final Four, a span of 35 years that simultaneously went by in a blink — yet, in cultural and basketball terms, feels more like an eternity.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2025
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Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 20 Mar. 2025
The ancient symbol is closely associated with Celtic culture, where it is affiliated with the ideas of eternity or the Holy Trinity, and is a popular sign across Ireland.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Some personalities make that 15 minutes seem like an eternity.
—Mark Z. Barabak, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025
Nearly two generations have passed since the ’90 Final Four, a span of 35 years that simultaneously went by in a blink — yet, in cultural and basketball terms, feels more like an eternity.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eternity
Noun
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He'll be stuck with these images circulating for perpetuity.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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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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Set far into the future after humanity has been destroyed, the book features a cult that clones its members, the cult in the book resembles the real-world Raëlian movement, which is a group in France that believes that aliens invented modern technology and hope for immortality through cloning.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Along with a lifelong dream of being a Masters champion, McIlroy is now part of golfing immortality as only the sixth player with the career Grand Slam.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 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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No one knows whether reality contains these sorts of infinities, but experiments definitely don’t.—
Charlie Wood,
Wired News,
6 Apr. 2025
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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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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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“Eternity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eternity. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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