as in continuation
uninterrupted or lasting existence
the persistence of the fever for a week caused me great worry
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Recent Examples of persistence
Many locals already have tight circles, and breaking in takes patience and persistence.
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Cepee Tabibian, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
Rye and apple brandy are fast friends—the apple brandy adding an autumnal echo to rye’s grainy persistence.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2025
Von Ahn’s remaining tips included using the Duolingo app regularly to understand the product and recognizing that career success requires both luck and persistence.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
But after enough persistence, her mom finally entered her PayPal information.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
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Cepee Tabibian, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
Rye and apple brandy are fast friends—the apple brandy adding an autumnal echo to rye’s grainy persistence.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2025
Von Ahn’s remaining tips included using the Duolingo app regularly to understand the product and recognizing that career success requires both luck and persistence.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
But after enough persistence, her mom finally entered her PayPal information.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for persistence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for persistence
Noun
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The bond items, if approved by voters, would be a continuation of a portion of the sales tax the city already implements, and no new taxes would be levied.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Oct. 2025
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Historical context suggests that this kind of selloff often represents capitulation rather than continuation.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That continuity blurs the interiors with the outside world.—
Kathy Barnes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Oct. 2025
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Amid the churn in Europe and globally, with trenchant nationalism on the rise, and a war raging in Ukraine just 1,200 miles from the palace, many might say that having a hereditary royal as their head of state offers some reassuring continuity, acting as a counterweight to political upheaval.—
Vivienne Walt,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This growth is a continuance of the surge in oil production resulting from the shale boom that began earlier this century.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The court rejected a continuance filing by Vagovic.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Persistence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persistence. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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