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
Evan has forced me to step outside myself, to break from the relentless self-focus that has contributed to both my success and my unhappiness.
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Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2025
China’s relentless nuclear buildup, its hostile espionage operations, its militant rhetoric, and, above all, its support for Russia suggest that Xi has already made his call and that a confrontation with the United States is inevitable.
—Sergey Radchenko, Foreign Affairs, 18 Feb. 2025
Running a $10 billion district with more than 44,000 employees and 320,000 students demands a firm grasp of budgeting, a clear long-term vision and relentless focus on student outcomes.
—Sendhil Revuluri, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
During the 1930s, while the country was suffering through a relentless economic depression, The New Yorker was sometimes faulted for blithely ignoring the seriousness of the nation’s problems.
—Christopher B. Daly, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2025
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Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2025
China’s relentless nuclear buildup, its hostile espionage operations, its militant rhetoric, and, above all, its support for Russia suggest that Xi has already made his call and that a confrontation with the United States is inevitable.
—Sergey Radchenko, Foreign Affairs, 18 Feb. 2025
Running a $10 billion district with more than 44,000 employees and 320,000 students demands a firm grasp of budgeting, a clear long-term vision and relentless focus on student outcomes.
—Sendhil Revuluri, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
During the 1930s, while the country was suffering through a relentless economic depression, The New Yorker was sometimes faulted for blithely ignoring the seriousness of the nation’s problems.
—Christopher B. Daly, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relentless
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In recent months, Israel has brightened a grim geopolitical landscape by battering Iran and its proxies.—
HAL BRANDS,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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The grim anniversary comes with Ukraine facing great uncertainty about its future after President Donald Trump pivoted toward Russia and US officials insisted that Europe can no longer rely on Washington for its defense.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
24 Feb. 2025
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Last year, another mystery flu-like illness that killed dozens of people in another part of Congo was determined to be likely malaria.—
Jean-Yves Kamale,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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In sum, Washington should focus less on the positive-sum project of globalizing the liberal order and more on the zero-sum imperative of stopping determined adversaries from imposing their own, antithetical visions of how the world should work.—
HAL BRANDS,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Egg prices in the U.S. have soared due to supply chain disruptions, a persistent bird flu outbreak and new regulations.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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Intense fear of gaining weight or persistent behaviors that get in the way of weight gain, even if the person is already at a dangerously low weight.—
Daryl Austin,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
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The president’s unrelenting support of tariffs validates our recent decision to exit several companies — Best Buy , Constellation Brands , and Stanley Black & Decker — that could see their earnings be materially squeezed.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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Despite the media blitz projecting images of an unrelenting nationwide sweep, so far, the deportation of migrants is well below the monthly average during the Biden administration, and there is little evidence that ICE is arresting or detaining any more people than usual.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
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Rendezvous Views The Island has been infused with an abundance of Bars, and now every opportunist is out to hit the jackpot including the ruthless crime kingpin Fletcher Kane.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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Yet in 2016-17, free from midweek continental trips, Conte’s side stormed to the title with 93 points, spearheaded by a ruthless Diego Costa.—
Conor O'Neill,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Relentless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relentless. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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