as in persistence
the quality that allows someone to continue trying to do something even though it is difficult
His perseverance was rewarded: after many rejections, he finally found a job. Perseverance is required to perfect just about any skill.
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Recent Examples of perseverance
Hard work, perseverance, good stuff, finding mechanics that work for him.
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
Today, Trevor is 20 years old, a living testament to perseverance.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Because authenticity is also perseverance.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
But perseverance stories involve moments in which things might not work out, whereas individualism books are less likely to feature their characters, avatars for their illustrious creators, messing up.
—Sloane Crosley, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
Today, Trevor is 20 years old, a living testament to perseverance.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Because authenticity is also perseverance.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
But perseverance stories involve moments in which things might not work out, whereas individualism books are less likely to feature their characters, avatars for their illustrious creators, messing up.
—Sloane Crosley, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for perseverance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perseverance
Noun
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While individual particles may be microscopic, their sheer numbers and persistence pose a long-term hazard.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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Other risks include data poisoning, context hijacking and large language model (LLM) memory persistence, where cached queries or context reuse could expose sensitive information to subsequent users.—
Camellia Chan,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Home Service Insurance segment experienced a decline in premiums, attributed to strategic actions to improve sales quality and persistency, as well as economic pressures such as inflation.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
13 Mar. 2025
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The tannins are well structured yet soft and the wine has great persistency in the finish.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
2 May 2023
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Wolf’s new deal is a testament to his determination.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Her strength of character, artistic vision, and fierce determination remain profoundly inspiring today.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Perseverance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perseverance. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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