as in eternal
lasting forever
a temporary compromise has been accepted until a more permanent solution can be agreed upon
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Recent Examples of permanent
Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Making a permanent drastic change is something Hadid has done too.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Michelle Santiago Cortés, refinery29.com, 26 June 2021
There is always a temptation to make the temporary permanent, which is why the peace government must prioritize elections.
—Ashraf Ghani, Foreign Affairs, 4 May 2021
See All Example Sentences for permanent
Adjective
Ellis had tentatively set a hearing on permanent injunction for March.
—Noun
If hotness is an effort to make the ephemeral permanent, then illness is a constant reminder of how nothing is forever.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for permanent
Adjective
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Packing for style or comfort is the eternal travel struggle.—
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But some believe a traveling, apocalyptic preacher convinced her that killing Noah, John, Paul, Luke and Mary was the only way to save them from eternal damnation.—
Noun
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According to Ratanaruang, Miike even insisted on a specific hairstyle, the Punch Pama, a tight cropped perm popular amongst underworld elements in the 1970s.—
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Koko wears what appears to be a loose, curly perm with a wet finish.—
Adjective
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Sure, playing Kingo, the buff immortal hero moonlighting as a Bollywood star in 2021’s Eternals — the first South Asian superhero in a Marvel movie, by the way — required a (now-viral) physical transformation.—
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Mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey leaves her mark on the immortal song cycle under the auspices of Art Song Chicago (formerly the Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago).—
Noun
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The conk, the afro… and the jheri curl.—
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On the way to the conk pad, Mike runs over the f–ing show!—
Adjective
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The styling opportunities for beanies are endless.—
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What separates Trump from many of his predecessors is not an appetite for war, but a refusal to tolerate endless gray zones.—
Noun
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In other words, the principal is taking a 30% haircut from the originally agreed upon list price.—
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With short and long layers all over the hair, there won’t be any harsh lines or signs of a recent haircut.—
Adjective
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Unexpected decisions like this one, both on the screen and off of it, have cemented her as a sartorial savant worthy of perpetual influence.—
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Tomlin is only 53 but is 19 years in, and his job status is a perpetual topic of conversation.—
Noun
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Below, find 18 youthful hairstyle ideas with inspiration from celebrities over 50, from Cate Blanchett’s trending textured bob to Halle Berry’s effortlessly cool, piece-y fringe.—
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The Afro is one of the most iconic hairstyles of the last century.—
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“Permanent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permanent. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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