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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She said: "I'm overwhelmed, deeply appreciative... Eternally grateful, incredibly proud."
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
"Yours Eternally" is a collaboration with Sheeran and Taras Topolia, a Ukrainian musician-turned-soldier.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
“Oh, genius to be near you. Eternally grateful,” “Last of Us” star Pedro Pascal posted on Instagram.
From Salon • Jan. 30, 2026
"Eternally strengthen every ethnic group's approval of the motherland," read another on a mosque wall in Changji city.
From Reuters • Jun. 17, 2021
Eternally the Piper tried Reed after reed until He found Me growing by the river-side, And laughing at the leaves that float Forever down its burnished tide.
From The Piper and the Reed by Norwood, Robert W.
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