soldier on
phrasal verb
soldiered on; soldiering on; soldiers on
: to continue to do something or to try to achieve something even though it is difficult
The researchers encountered many problems but they soldiered on.
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Before Ebert’s death, the festival was pulling in twice those number of passes, but Chaz Ebert and Kohn have soldiered on in honor of Roger’s legacy.
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2025
Medical advances, like drones delivering blood units on the battlefield, and lessons surgeons have learned treating many soldiers on the operating table.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
The successful design soldiered on for two decades, with 445,000 examples made through 1975.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2025
Farrell and Robbie soldier on gamely—as do several other fine actors, including Linklater, as David’s father, and Lily Rabe, as Sarah’s mother—trying to infuse the characters with heart and soul.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2025
Medical advances, like drones delivering blood units on the battlefield, and lessons surgeons have learned treating many soldiers on the operating table.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
The successful design soldiered on for two decades, with 445,000 examples made through 1975.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2025
Farrell and Robbie soldier on gamely—as do several other fine actors, including Linklater, as David’s father, and Lily Rabe, as Sarah’s mother—trying to infuse the characters with heart and soul.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Soldier on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soldier%20on. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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