as in persistent
continuing despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement
Margaret Sanger is remembered as an insistent crusader for birth control
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Recent Examples of insistent
Only a group like the Highwomen, filled with artists insistent on sharing women’s stories in a genre where beer, truck, and fishing songs by men rule country radio playlists, could kick things off with a joke about a hysterectomy.
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Marissa R. Moss,
Rolling Stone,
2 June 2026
The hard-sell approach aims to get the consumer to buy the product or service in the short term; direct and insistent language is used to persuade the consumer to make the purchase.
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Ezgi Eyüboğlu,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 May 2026
McCullum was insistent that his ‘Bazball’ style of play, which brought such success in his first couple of years in charge but fell badly flat in Australia, could evolve when England face the twin Test challenges of New Zealand and Pakistan this summer.
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Paul Newman,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
There is much to mourn in this epic two-hander, which was inspired by the letters shared between terminal breast cancer patient Makiko Mayano and medical anthropologist Maho Isono, but few recent movies, or few movies at all, have been so rigorously insistent upon the reasons for hope.
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Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
25 May 2026
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Marissa R. Moss,
Rolling Stone,
2 June 2026
The hard-sell approach aims to get the consumer to buy the product or service in the short term; direct and insistent language is used to persuade the consumer to make the purchase.
—
Ezgi Eyüboğlu,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 May 2026
McCullum was insistent that his ‘Bazball’ style of play, which brought such success in his first couple of years in charge but fell badly flat in Australia, could evolve when England face the twin Test challenges of New Zealand and Pakistan this summer.
—
Paul Newman,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
There is much to mourn in this epic two-hander, which was inspired by the letters shared between terminal breast cancer patient Makiko Mayano and medical anthropologist Maho Isono, but few recent movies, or few movies at all, have been so rigorously insistent upon the reasons for hope.
—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
25 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insistent
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The launch includes five solution categories—Restaurant Assistant, Packer, Picker, Folder, and Host—targeting persistent labor shortages in sectors such as industrial operations, logistics, healthcare, food services, lodging, and experiential venues.
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Why is this padding so persistent?
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England’s fierce attacks in the second half were thwarted by a resolute American defense and a series of saves by goalkeeper Frank Borghi.
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Spielberg has been resolute in his beliefs since before Disclosure Day entered production.
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“Insistent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insistent. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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