as in insistent
continuing despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement
although his first attempts were singularly unsuccessful, he was persistent in his pursuit of a career in rock music
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Recent Examples of persistent
Additionally, the Task Force announced that $400 million in federal contracts and grants would be canceled for Columbia University due to its failure to address persistent harassment of Jewish students.
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
But despite the persistent pressure on consumer wallets, pet parents—and facilities that care for homeless animals—have one bright spot to celebrate.
—Edwin Sayres, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2025
Given the stubbornly persistent phenomenon of underperforming predominantly Black schools throughout the nation, arguing that Brown’s potential has been fully realized would be absurd.
—Justin Driver, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2025
On top of high interest rates and persistent inflation, CEOs are now grappling with how to handle new hurdles like on-again, off-again tariffs, mass government layoffs and worsening consumer sentiment.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
But despite the persistent pressure on consumer wallets, pet parents—and facilities that care for homeless animals—have one bright spot to celebrate.
—Edwin Sayres, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2025
Given the stubbornly persistent phenomenon of underperforming predominantly Black schools throughout the nation, arguing that Brown’s potential has been fully realized would be absurd.
—Justin Driver, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2025
On top of high interest rates and persistent inflation, CEOs are now grappling with how to handle new hurdles like on-again, off-again tariffs, mass government layoffs and worsening consumer sentiment.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for persistent
Adjective
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An insistent backbeat kept Fantasy of a Broken Heart lively and muscular, but the off-center guitars provided an appealingly sour counterpoint that lent a sense of surprise to this group’s version of pop.—
Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2025
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Already various people in the train car were becoming familiar to me from their insistent ringtones.—
Amitava Kumar,
The New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2025
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One daughter, loving but stubborn, leaves for Vilna to study nursing.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2025
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The true top is still stubborn, though: In 2023 women made up just over 10% of Fortune 500 CEOs, 9% of the FTSE CEOs, and 5.4% of CEOs of the S&P Global Broad Market Index.—
Kweilin Ellingrud,
TIME,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Unique, however, is resolute and reveals a personal betrayal.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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Even many Republicans who bristled at the tens of billions of dollars in aid packages that Congress approved for Ukraine were resolute that Russia and Vladimir V. Putin, its president, were the aggressors in the conflict.—
Karoun Demirjian,
New York Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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With a heavy heart and a tenacious, versatile playing style hitting the field in 2025, Bell knows his family is with him as well.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Feb. 2025
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The Celtics couldn’t keep Jalen Brunson off the free-throw line late in the first half but otherwise used tenacious, smart defense to hold the Knicks to 48 points on 33.3 percent field goal shooting before halftime.—
Jay King,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
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The dogged detective is played by Peter Eggers, Sweden’s answer to Michael Fassbender (no bad angles), and is directed by Lisa Siwe, director of the OG Nordic thriller series The Bridge (see below).—
Andrea Duncan-Mao,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2025
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The cold case had been solved through DNA evidence left on Karen’s clothes and the dogged work of Sunnyvale Police Detective Matthew Hutchison, who knew of the case growing up as the stepson of a Sunnyvale officer who often talked about the case.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
The Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2025
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Seven years later, Trump remains steadfast in his support of the act, giving advocates on both sides of the aisle a sense of cautious optimism about the possibility of more reform.—
Taylor Millard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Mar. 2025
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In many ways, however, the tradition and Peterson’s dedication to it remain steadfast.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Each deep scratch tears into my skin, bringing with it a temporary relief from the relentless, mind-bending itch.—
Andy Collinson,
Health,
19 Mar. 2025
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Before commissioners approved the deal nearly two years ago, Tate faced relentless opposition from critics who called the deal a land giveaway and objected to private condos being built on public land worth at least $256 million.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2025
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Such figures are not surprising to those closely observing how AI is transforming medical workflows, enhancing diagnostic accuracy and improving patient outcomes.—
Paul Kovalenko,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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For its lead program in Friedreich ataxia (FA), the company has observed promising preclinical results, including restoration of frataxin (FXN) levels in patient cells and animal models.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Persistent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persistent. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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