in perpetuity

idiom

formal
: for all time : forever
The land will be passed on from generation to generation in perpetuity.

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When they’re set up to carry on in perpetuity, endowments must benefit both current and future generations. Todd L. Ely, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2025 Stack now gets to live his life with the love of his life [Mary] in perpetuity, and Smoke understands that too. Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2025 So much so that here’s hoping when some time passes and things simmer down Sporting will find an appropriate way to honor Vermes in perpetuity at Children’s Mercy Park. Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025 In-person candidate training sessions, where city clerks explain to people running for office how to file forms and report donations, have been replaced in some cities by video versions posted online in perpetuity. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in perpetuity

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“In perpetuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20perpetuity. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.

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