permanently

adverb

per·ma·nent·ly ˈpər-mə-nənt-lē

ˈpərm-nənt-

Synonyms of permanently

: in a permanent manner : in a way that continues without changing or ending : in a way that is not brief or temporary

The restaurant closed permanently in May.

an area where the ground is permanently frozen

Artificial intelligence has permanently changed our understanding of the mind and has proved itself in hundreds of unsung applications.—Steven Pinker

Examples of permanently in a Sentence

planned to stay there permanently

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In practical terms, for every ton of CO₂ captured and permanently stored, approximately 40–150 kilograms of CO₂ could still be generated elsewhere in the process chain. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 13 Aug. 2026 But Zinn’s illusions in the war, challenged already by lefties in the ranks and by seeing his friends killed, were permanently put to rest due to the bombing of Royan. — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026 Friends of Big Bear Valley raised $10 million over many months to buy the property and permanently protect it from developers. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026 The property was never subjected to hydraulic mining during California’s Gold Rush and is now permanently protected. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for permanently

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15th century, in the meaning defined above

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