lasting
adjective
continuing or enduring a long time; permanent; durable.
lastingly
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a word derived from
lasting.
Example Sentences
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How long until the Rams’ version seriously, lastingly moves the needle?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
After the 12-day war, the Israelis again assessed that they had lastingly degraded Iran’s missile program.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
And then there’s something rarer among presidents: an ability to substantially and lastingly change both America and the world it dominates.
From Slate ● May 19, 2025
In a phone call on Wednesday, French president Emmanuel Macron told Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian that an Iranian escalation “would lastingly harm regional stability.”
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2024
We may or may not receive this in the form anticipated by the creature, but later perceive that we have received it in exactly that form which would most lastingly benefit us.
From The Romance of the Soul by Lilian Staveley
