as in continuous
going on and on without any interruptions
unremitting rain that lasted for six days
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Recent Examples of unremitting
Bob Poole, a transportation policy greybeard at the Reason Foundation, argued that more money is not the solution to the unremitting decay of the U.S. air traffic control system.
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Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Sure, Premier League clubs were generally profitable at that time — rapid growth in TV rights deals had not yet been caught up, and then trampled over, by the unremitting surge in player wages — but only Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool booked a bigger surplus over those six years than United.
—Chris Weatherspoon, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025
And, of course, the terrible, unfair, unremitting pressure on actresses to comply with unrealistic Hollywood beauty standards that nourish that noxious need.
—Valerie Monroe, Allure, 21 Feb. 2025
As with the best Australian horror films, Wolf Creek viscerally captures the unremitting nastiness of the subject matter.
—Declan Gallagher and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Sure, Premier League clubs were generally profitable at that time — rapid growth in TV rights deals had not yet been caught up, and then trampled over, by the unremitting surge in player wages — but only Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool booked a bigger surplus over those six years than United.
—Chris Weatherspoon, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025
And, of course, the terrible, unfair, unremitting pressure on actresses to comply with unrealistic Hollywood beauty standards that nourish that noxious need.
—Valerie Monroe, Allure, 21 Feb. 2025
As with the best Australian horror films, Wolf Creek viscerally captures the unremitting nastiness of the subject matter.
—Declan Gallagher and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unremitting
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The third-year students spent nearly a year developing and refining the engine, which runs through continuous rotating explosions in a circular chamber.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
18 May 2026
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That idea is at the center of Continuous Detection, Continuous Response (CDCR), a new framework implemented through Mate Security’s platform for converging those functions into a single continuous cycle.—
K.H. Koehler,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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Her duties as head of the LVMH Prize for Young Designers bring her in continual contact with new names, some of whom win one of the three prizes and some — such as Virgil Abloh and Demna — do not but nevertheless develop major careers.—
WWD Staff,
Footwear News,
14 May 2026
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The same ecosystem that rewards luxury also demands its continual maintenance, creating a pressure loop where image, income, and identity collapse into one another and can lead to poor decisions.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
12 May 2026
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What Iran proposes would be something of a digital toll road where cables that cross in or near its waters must pay to ensure continued operation.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
17 May 2026
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Her attorneys claim the company refused and continued distributing televisions featuring the packaging.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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Officials said overnight enforcement will focus on common and continuing offenses such as commercial vehicles parked in residential areas and permit violations.—
Michelle Deal-Zimmerman,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Mar. 2025
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State of the labor market Initial weekly unemployment insurance claims have held in a fairly steady range around 220,000, though continuing claims earlier in November had hit their highest level in about three years.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
5 Dec. 2024
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What LeVert couldn’t solve, however, was the Pistons’ incessant fouling.—
Hunter Patterson,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Negotiations, compromise, limited strikes, sanctions, temporary deals—none of them stopped, or could stop, Iran’s drive for nuclear-weapons capacity, its incessant efforts to subvert neighbors, or its attempts to destroy the state of Israel.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2026
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Fewer cheap nonstop flights may make connections more common again, especially in cities where Spirit once operated heavily, potentially adding travel time but lowering ticket prices.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
13 May 2026
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The best flowers for small-space spring gardening Petunias are a workhorse — great for pots, hanging baskets and nonstop color all season.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
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“Unremitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unremitting. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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