relentless
adjective
re·lent·less
ri-ˈlent-ləs 
: showing or promising no abatement of severity, intensity, strength, or pace : unrelenting
relentless pressure
a relentless campaign
relentlessly
adverb
relentlessness
noun
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Examples of relentless in a Sentence
Her relentless optimism held the team together.
The hunter was relentless in pursuit of his prey.
a relentless opponent of deregulation
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Israeli actress Noa Cohen portrays Mary, Israeli actor Ido Tako plays her husband, Joseph, and Oscar-winner Anthony Hopkins appears as Herod the Great, the tyrannical leader on a relentless quest to find and kill the Messiah.
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
But beyond the sparkle and the prestige, his work remains an intimate letter to the lavishing beauty of the Italian artisanship and his own relentless pursuit of beauty and innovation in the modern world.
—Fairchild Studio, WWD, 7 Dec. 2024
Watching Maria’s vibrant, patient generosity, the relentless charisma of a nonna at the height of her powers, was a balm on my still-grieving heart.
—Juliet Grames, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
His irreverent sense of humor — delivered amid expletives and with a childlike grin that belies his 61 years — seems to have carried him through the relentless five years of work.
—Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
But beyond the sparkle and the prestige, his work remains an intimate letter to the lavishing beauty of the Italian artisanship and his own relentless pursuit of beauty and innovation in the modern world.
—Fairchild Studio, WWD, 7 Dec. 2024
Watching Maria’s vibrant, patient generosity, the relentless charisma of a nonna at the height of her powers, was a balm on my still-grieving heart.
—Juliet Grames, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
His irreverent sense of humor — delivered amid expletives and with a childlike grin that belies his 61 years — seems to have carried him through the relentless five years of work.
—Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Relentless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relentless. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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relentless
adjective
re·lent·less
ri-ˈlent-ləs
: not lessening in severity, intensity, strength, or pace : unrelenting
relentless criticism
relentlessly
adverb
relentlessness
noun
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