perennially
Americanadverb
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perpetually, repeatedly, or continually; throughout the year or years.
For our main dish I suggest salmon, which is perennially popular.
Many rural dwellers are not located along perennially flowing river channels.
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year after year, without needing to be replanted.
Chives are a member of the onion (allium) family and grow perennially.
Etymology
Origin of perennially
Example Sentences
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This is not new: authorities in Vietnam perennially and publicly bust bootleg vendors to show that they are doing something about the country's ubiquitous shadow economies.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Though not well known and perennially underenforced, this clause provides an important hook for congressional action to safeguard an inclusive, multiracial democracy.
From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2026
She’s there to see if her newly married, newly wealthy and perennially selfish sister, Frances, might be willing to spare some money to help her family back home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Chicken, however, is omnipresent — the quiet overachiever of the protein world, endlessly adaptable and perennially in demand.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026
I arrived early, enough time for perennially strong appendiceal cancer survivor Lida to bring me up-to-date on everyone as I ate a grocery-store chocolate chip cookie while leaning against the dessert table.
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
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