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abiding, ageless, continuing, dateless, enduring, eternal, everlasting, immortal, imperishable, ongoing, perennial, perpetual, timeless, undying
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a book with lasting significance The trip had a lasting effect on her.Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
In a memoir that thoughtfully illustrates the lasting impact of trauma, Vanasco interviews the former high school friend who attacked her, after not speaking to him for 14 years. — Annabel Gutterman, Time, "The 42 Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2019," 30 Aug. 2019 Joining former FC Salzburg manager Marco Rose at Gladbach, Thuram could quickly become one of the biggest stars in the Bundesliga and leave a lasting impact throughout his four-year contract at Borussia-Park. — SI.com, "Neuling: 9 Bundesliga Newcomers You Have to Watch During 2019/20," 22 Aug. 2019 Does hopping on a bike at Flywheel instead of SoulCycle or #deletingUber and using Lyft have any lasting impact? — Ryan Kost, SFChronicle.com, "From SoulCycle to ‘Mulan,’ boycotts abound. But do they work?," 21 Aug. 2019 Thomas Wolf, of the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice, said Tuesday that the push to include such a question would have a lasting impact. — Anchorage Daily News, "2020 Census will not include citizenship question, DOJ confirms," 2 July 2019 Here’s hoping that more developers will follow Kids’ example and make memorable, intimate games that don’t require a massive time investment to make a lasting impact. — Angela Watercutter, WIRED, "In Praise of Ultra-Short Videogames," 8 June 2019 Since McClain’s retirement, players have settled a class-action lawsuit with the NFL meant to provide support for ex-players dealing with the lasting impact of head trauma caused by football. — Henry Mckenna, For The Win, "Retired NFL fullback Le'Ron McClain pleads for help: 'I have to get my head checked'," 25 Aug. 2019 Elvis Presley played San Diego on five occasions, but even for fans who never saw him perform in person, his death had a lasting impact. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "From the Archives: All Shook Up," 16 Aug. 2019 These sorts of challenges increased costly volunteer turnover and decreased the likelihood of individual students making a lasting impact. — Jennifer A. Jones, The Conversation, "How college towns could benefit more from throngs of student volunteers," 25 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The shape of any lasting, formal cease-fire would most likely be one of the first items on the agenda in talks between Afghan officials and the Taliban, officials say. — Mujib Mashal, New York Times, "The U.S. and the Taliban Are Near a Deal. Here’s What It Could Look Like.," 1 Feb. 2018 O’Connor advises painting highlights in ribbons two to three inches from the scalp in an irregular vertical pattern — an inch apart — and framing the face to give long lasting and natural-looking results. — Erin Hill, PEOPLE.com, "Did Meghan Markle Just Get Red Highlights? How to Steal Her New 'Sun-Kissed' Look," 9 Mar. 2018 Warren, who’s refreshingly candid, is not afraid to hope aloud that people will connect with the track in a lasting — and award-worthy — way. — Raisa Bruner, Time, "Songwriter Diane Warren Has Received Nine Oscar Nominations. Now She's Ready for Her Prize," 23 Feb. 2018 This outcome would do lasting and possibly fatal damage to the agreement, however. — Jonah Shepp, Daily Intelligencer, "Trump Is Letting Congress Determine the Iran Deal’s Fate. Here’s What It Can Do.," 13 Oct. 2017 And while the late summer hurricane tally has gone past Harvey, to Irma and now to Maria, the Tobar's struggle shows that each storm leaves a lasting wound. — Maggie Fox, NBC News, "For This Family, Hurricane Harvey Was Only the Latest Blow," 21 Sep. 2017 Along with warming air temperature, heat bursts most often bring about short-lasting, strong winds. — Laura Sussman, sacbee, "Rare heat burst spikes temperatures as thunderstorms fade in Vacaville," 4 Aug. 2017 Whether coal’s comeback proves lasting has significant implications for long-term emission reduction targets, and for environmentalists’ hopes that China and India could emerge as leaders in battling climate change. — Katy Daigle, The Seattle Times, "Coal on the rise in China, U.S., India after major 2016 drop," 26 June 2017 Whether coal's comeback proves lasting has significant implications for long-term emission reduction targets, and for environmentalists' hopes that China and India could emerge as leaders in battling climate change. — Matthew Brown And Katy Daigle, chicagotribune.com, "Coal on the rise in China, U.S., India after major 2016 drop," 26 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'lasting.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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