ev·er·last·ing
ˌe-vər-ˈla-stiŋ 
1
: lasting or enduring through all time : eternal
2
a(1)
: continuing for a long time or indefinitely
(2)
: having or being flowers or foliage that retain form or color for a long time when dried
b
: tediously persistent
the everlasting sympathy-seeker who demands attention—
H. A. Overstreet
H. A. Overstreet3
: wearing indefinitely
everlasting twill pants
everlastingness
noun
1
: eternity
from everlasting
2
capitalized
: god sense 1
—used with the
3
a
: any of several chiefly composite plants (such as cudweed) with flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color compare pearly everlasting
b
: the flower of an everlasting
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Adjective
To his everlasting credit, he never once gave in to temptation.
valentines typically express the giver's everlasting love and devotion
Noun
that special bond that has existed between mother and child from everlasting
people who believe that the magnificence of the natural world is proof of the existence of the Everlasting
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Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
According to the War Memorial Center the table should follow these rules:
The table is round to show our everlasting concern for our missing men.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Nov. 2024
Washington Post, 7 July 2021
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Adjective
That theme produces an everlasting parable for all ages about how being bullied and sneered at takes an incredible toll, and can summon a tsunami-like power and fury.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
According to the War Memorial Center the table should follow these rules:
The table is round to show our everlasting concern for our missing men.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Nov. 2024
Noun
One of his favorite sections contains sweeps of the grass little bluestem and the perennial sweet everlasting amid scattered plantings of pitch pines.
—Washington Post, 7 July 2021
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“Everlasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/everlasting. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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everlasting
1 of 2 adjective
ev·er·last·ing
ˌev-ər-ˈlas-tiŋ
1
: lasting forever : eternal
2
a
: going on for a long time or for too long
everlasting complaints
b
: keeping form or color for a long time when dried
everlasting flowers
everlastingness
noun
everlasting
2 of 2 noun1
: a plant with everlasting flowers
2
: an everlasting flower
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