eternally
Americanadverb
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in a way that is ceaseless, endless, or perpetual.
We call on all citizens to be eternally vigilant in ensuring that human rights are protected and sustained.
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in a way that is enduring and unchanging.
The couple is eternally grateful for the support shown by their community.
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Metaphysics. in a way that exists outside of time, without beginning or end.
I worry I will be eternally tormented in hell, or at the very least punished severely here on earth.
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Unlike Lerner and Loewe’s eternally popular “My Fair Lady,” “Brigadoon” hasn’t had a Broadway revival since 1980.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Most of the unhappy denizens of Dante’s imagined hell are being eternally tormented for specific moral crimes in categories covering lust, gluttony, greed, anger, heresy, violence, fraud and treachery.
From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026
Barcelona's eternally unfinished Sagrada Familia has grown to become the world's tallest church, but a conflict with residents threatens to delay the finish date for the monument designed over 140 years ago.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
"He will always be in our hearts and eternally missed. We take comfort knowing that his legacy will live on forever."
From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025
They might not be able to live eternally like the gods, but they could be reincarnated from one life to the next.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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