as in grim
showing no signs of slackening or yielding in one's purpose
the team's offense was relentless in trying to score a touchdown
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Recent Examples of relentless
In a world of longer lifespans, constant disruption, and relentless technological change, education is no longer about competence alone.
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Joseph Coughlin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
To protect their chlorophyll from the sun’s relentless radiation, ice algae make orange and red pigments, which give some ice sheets a purplish-brown appearance.
—Katherine Bourzac, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
As Liverpool’s No 10 last season, Szoboszlai was a relentless off-ball runner and would often cover some of the defensive work for Salah when pressing from the front.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
This demands relentless refinement of transmitters, scanners, and receivers.
—Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
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Joseph Coughlin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
To protect their chlorophyll from the sun’s relentless radiation, ice algae make orange and red pigments, which give some ice sheets a purplish-brown appearance.
—Katherine Bourzac, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
As Liverpool’s No 10 last season, Szoboszlai was a relentless off-ball runner and would often cover some of the defensive work for Salah when pressing from the front.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
This demands relentless refinement of transmitters, scanners, and receivers.
—Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relentless
Adjective
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But in recent years, acts of brazen violence have been the grim drumbeat of a debased national politics.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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Despite that progress, pancreatic cancer holds the grim record for having a survival rate of only 13% across five years – the lowest of all.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Saúl is a fixture at his father's bouts and already seems determined to follow in his father’s footsteps.—
Nasha Smith,
PEOPLE,
13 Sep. 2025
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Her flippers, each more than two feet long, scooped out sand and flung it to her sides in slow, determined strokes.—
M. Rajshekhar,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Very persistent stream of bubbles; aromas of golden apples, lemon peel and yellow poppy.—
Tom Hyland,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Unequal wage growth adds to persistent wage gaps Certain demographic groups saw their incomes rise faster than others between 2023 and 2024.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In each case, an entire research culture was starved by censorship and suffocated by unrelenting suspicion, surveillance, and threat of arrest or worse.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Commercial success as Lilith Fair grew new album sales and earned Grammy nominations for its individual artists on tour only fueled unrelenting industry and media scorn.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Tracey recalls how her ruthless daughter sought revenge on her father, classmates and Laura.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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In the epic Emperor Kisra (Kingsley) has a reputation for being utterly ruthless.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Relentless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relentless. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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