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
This might have been the ultimate display of perseverance by Riley, the Arisons and the Heat brain trust.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2026
Koi ponds resemble perseverance, good fortune, strength, and transformation.
—Amanda Le, InStyle, 17 June 2026
The show features timeless works from influential artists whose songs have long served as anthems for social change and perseverance.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 17 June 2026
Tess, meanwhile, suggests a more vulnerable reality behind that brittle exterior—a faith that talent and perseverance can pay off, a desire for agency amid dispiriting circumstances.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2026
Koi ponds resemble perseverance, good fortune, strength, and transformation.
—Amanda Le, InStyle, 17 June 2026
The show features timeless works from influential artists whose songs have long served as anthems for social change and perseverance.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 17 June 2026
Tess, meanwhile, suggests a more vulnerable reality behind that brittle exterior—a faith that talent and perseverance can pay off, a desire for agency amid dispiriting circumstances.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for perseverance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perseverance
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Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko credited modern forensic tools and long-term investigative persistence for the arrest, saying advances in DNA technology finally provided answers that were not possible in 1990.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
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That matters in a Congress where coalition-building, legal acumen, and persistence are often the difference between progress and paralysis.—
Joel Rubin,
New York Daily News,
9 June 2026
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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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The most noticeable change in Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh’s oversight of the central bank, compared to his predecessor, Jerome Powell, is his determination to reform the institution.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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The Secretary of State’s Office made the determination Tuesday.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
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“Perseverance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perseverance. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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