Thesaurus / perennial
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They were blessed with two of the top 10 quarterbacks ever, back to back, and they’ve been a perennial contender.
AARON RODGERS, ENTERING A SHOWDOWN WITH TOM BRADY, HAS GONE FROM CHIPPY TO CHILLJERRY BREWERJANUARY 22, 2021WASHINGTON POSTLou Williams, a perennial sixth man of the year candidate, has started slowly and has missed Montrezl Harrell, his longtime pick-and-roll partner.
THE CLIPPERS DON’T LOOK READY TO SERIOUSLY CHALLENGE THE LAKERSBEN GOLLIVERJANUARY 11, 2021WASHINGTON POSTSimmons said Scott has broken what had become a troubling pattern in education giving — of the rich getting ever richer — a perennial trend that reinforces racial inequities.
‘TRANSFORMATIONAL’: MACKENZIE SCOTT’S GIFTS TO HBCUS, OTHER COLLEGES SURPASS $800 MILLIONNICK ANDERSON, LAUREN LUMPKINDECEMBER 18, 2020WASHINGTON POSTWest won 60,160 votes in California as perennial candidate Roque de la Fuente’s candidate for vice president, but he didn’t ask to be put on that ballot and urged voters to write his name in for president instead.
THE TRAILER: WHAT WE LEARNED FROM THE 2020 ELECTION, NOW THAT IT'S OFFICIALLY OVERDAVID WEIGELDECEMBER 17, 2020WASHINGTON POSTZoom was the most-downloaded iPhone and iPad app of the year, beating perennial favorites like Instagram and YouTube.
THE PANDEMIC WAS GREAT FOR ZOOM. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THERE’S A VACCINE?RANI MOLLADECEMBER 4, 2020VOXHe played on some terrible teams early in his career, never got enough help, battled through injuries and kept chugging along until Washington was a perennial playoff team throughout his mid-20s.
WIZARDS’ DEAL OF JOHN WALL FOR RUSSELL WESTBROOK IS THE RIGHT MOVE, BUT PACKED WITH RISKBEN GOLLIVERDECEMBER 3, 2020WASHINGTON POSTThey foreclose without mercy, but that does not frighten their old patrons, who have the perennial optimism of the country.
ANCESTORSGERTRUDE ATHERTONAs they went down into the valley of the Thyme, the babble of the stream rose into the air like a perennial laughter.
TALES AND FANTASIESROBERT LOUIS STEVENSONIt was on the square of land where she had had her perennial bed for three years, and now she had decided to sow it down to grass.
COUNTRY NEIGHBORSALICE BROWNAlthough the Nestor of composers, none equalled him in manly vigour and perennial youth.
FREDERICK CHOPIN AS A MAN AND MUSICIANFREDERICK NIECKSWORDS RELATED TO PERENNIAL
- abiding
- constant
- continual
- continuing
- deep-rooted
- durable
- endless
- eternal
- everlasting
- forever
- in for the long haul
- incessant
- indelible
- indissoluble
- inexhaustible
- inexpungible
- lifelong
- long-term
- longstanding
- old
- perdurable
- perennial
- permanent
- perpetual
- persisting
- stable
- till the cows come home
- unceasing
- undying
- unremitting
- abiding
- ceaseless
- confirmed
- constant
- continual
- continuing
- continuous
- deep-rooted
- deep-seated
- enduring
- ever-present
- fixed
- habitual
- inborn
- inbred
- incurable
- ineradicable
- ingrained
- inveterate
- lasting
- lifelong
- long-lived
- long-standing
- obstinate
- perennial
- persistent
- persisting
- prolonged
- protracted
- recurrent
- recurring
- rooted
- routine
- settled
- stubborn
- sustained
- tenacious
- unabating
- unmitigated
- unyielding
- usual
- abiding
- changeless
- continual
- diurnal
- durable
- enduring
- everlasting
- fixed
- for keeps
- forever
- forever and a day
- immutable
- imperishable
- in for the long haul
- indestructible
- invariable
- long-lasting
- perdurable
- perduring
- perennial
- perpetual
- persistent
- set
- set in concrete
- set in stone
- stable
- steadfast
- unchanging
- unfading
- alternate
- annual
- at various times
- centennial
- cyclic
- cyclical
- daily
- epochal
- every once in a while
- every so often
- fluctuating
- hourly
- infrequent
- intermittent
- isochronal
- isochronous
- monthly
- occasional
- on certain occasions
- on-again-off-again
- orbital
- perennial
- periodical
- recurrent
- recurring
- regular
- repeated
- rhythmic
- routine
- seasonal
- serial
- spasmodic
- sporadic
- weekly
- yearly
- abiding
- changeless
- continual
- diurnal
- durable
- enduring
- everlasting
- fixed
- for keeps
- forever
- forever and a day
- immutable
- imperishable
- in for the long haul
- indestructible
- invariable
- long-lasting
- perdurable
- perduring
- perennial
- perpetual
- persistent
- set
- set in concrete
- set in stone
- stable
- steadfast
- unchanging
- unfading
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