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perpetuity

[pur-pi-too-i-tee, -tyoo-] / ˌpɜr pɪˈtu ɪ ti, -ˈtyu- /
NOUN
state of being perpetual
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Antonyms


NOUN
unlimited time
Synonyms
STRONG
WEAK
all time forever


Example Sentences

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Bob’s move signals he’ll do anything to silence her, now and in perpetuity.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

But his inquiry illuminates one possible pathway through the mirrored hallways where history and myth reflect and distort each other in seeming perpetuity.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

A bank official said that the bank’s reasoning was that the debt owed ensured that the customers were slaves to the bank in perpetuity.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

The money was left in perpetuity by the art philanthropist and founder of the travel search engine Cheap Flights, Hugo Burge, who died in 2023 aged just 51.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

It was his job to set the memory in perpetuity.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline




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