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
From his early days hustling as a fintech ambassador to scaling multimillion-dollar startups and pioneering AI automation, his career illustrates the power of curiosity and perseverance.
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Jason Phillips, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
That he’s made a career in professional football for seven years since is a testament to his talent and perseverance.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2025
At the foundation of all of these identities are resolve and perseverance, and at 71 years old, these hallmarks of her personality have not faded.
—Alex Gonzalez, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025
The melancholic and bleak moments are balanced by the characters’ perseverance, which makes their triumphs shine much brighter.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for perseverance
Jason Phillips, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
That he’s made a career in professional football for seven years since is a testament to his talent and perseverance.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2025
At the foundation of all of these identities are resolve and perseverance, and at 71 years old, these hallmarks of her personality have not faded.
—Alex Gonzalez, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025
The melancholic and bleak moments are balanced by the characters’ perseverance, which makes their triumphs shine much brighter.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for perseverance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perseverance
Noun
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Some bird species can be very precise, but do not necessarily maintain that persistence over time.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
1 May 2025
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The key lies in a fast oscillating sheet known as a diffuser, onto which synchronous images are projected at high speed (2,880 images per second) and at different heights; human persistence of vision ensures that these images are perceived as true 3D objects.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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 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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This week’s crop of new music finds Luke Combs and Bailey Zimmerman pairing up on a hard-charging anthem about grit and determination.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
5 May 2025
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Choose from the Legends Tee, which honors Black pioneers of skateboarding with six black-and-white, high-contrast action shots, or the Wheels Tee, an homage to skateboarders’ determination and grit.—
Alia Yee Noll,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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“Perseverance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perseverance. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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