unrelenting
adjective
un·re·lent·ing
ˌən-ri-ˈlen-tiŋ 
2
: not letting up or weakening in vigor or pace : constant
the unrelenting struggle
Examples of unrelenting in a Sentence
that professor tends to be unrelenting about deadlines
unrelenting in the pursuit of equality for all races
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The resistance to public disclosure has been wickedly unrelenting, overcome only by an act of Congress last year.
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Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026
As the contentious hearing unfolded in Washington, an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Good hundreds of miles away on the streets of Minneapolis, setting off what would become weeks of unrelenting protests and lawsuits against the administration.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026
The churn of unnecessary, uninspired products can feel unrelenting, and the meaning of being a founder in the space has lost its entrepreneurial heft, often replaced by corporations looking to slap a celebrity name or social media influencer on a product.
—Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 1 Mar. 2026
Guatemala Asking a 63-year-old to do a brutal 11-mile hike in the unrelenting Guatemalan heat was probably asking too much.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
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Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026
As the contentious hearing unfolded in Washington, an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Good hundreds of miles away on the streets of Minneapolis, setting off what would become weeks of unrelenting protests and lawsuits against the administration.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026
The churn of unnecessary, uninspired products can feel unrelenting, and the meaning of being a founder in the space has lost its entrepreneurial heft, often replaced by corporations looking to slap a celebrity name or social media influencer on a product.
—Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 1 Mar. 2026
Guatemala Asking a 63-year-old to do a brutal 11-mile hike in the unrelenting Guatemalan heat was probably asking too much.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Unrelenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrelenting. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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unrelenting
adjective
un·re·lent·ing
ˌən-ri-ˈlent-iŋ
2
: not letting up or weakening in energy or pace
our unrelenting struggle for freedom
unrelentingly
adverb
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