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as in persistent
continuing despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement
a madman who spent his life in dogged pursuit of power
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2
as in stubborn
sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion
your dogged adherence to a really lame argument is embarrassing
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as in relentless
showing no signs of slackening or yielding in one's purpose
a dogged search for the missing piece of the puzzle
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as in chased
to go after or on the track of
star athletes being dogged by fans when they're out in public
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as in hounded
to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders
tired of constantly having to dog their son about cleaning his room
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Recent Examples of dogged
Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
Since then, the book has taken on a feeling of legacy, representing both a fitting memorial to Parker’s extraordinary journalism career and his dogged love for El Paso.
—Book Marks
august 7, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Whether one or both of McDaniels and Campbell pass that test will offer a good harbinger of what’s to come from their offense, which should be dogged by iffy pass protection all season long.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
My Undesirable Friends details Putin’s chilling effect on Loktev’s subjects, and different individuals become the main character across the movie’s runtime, including journalist Ksenia Mironova, a sweet but dogged reporter whose fiancé, fellow journalist Ivan Safronov, has been imprisoned.
—Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
Since then, the book has taken on a feeling of legacy, representing both a fitting memorial to Parker’s extraordinary journalism career and his dogged love for El Paso.
—Book Marks
august 7, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
Comparisons to Jackson have dogged Bieber since the start of his career given some similarities in their voices and the general boyishness that continues to define the latter.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Whether one or both of McDaniels and Campbell pass that test will offer a good harbinger of what’s to come from their offense, which should be dogged by iffy pass protection all season long.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dogged
Adjective
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Very persistent stream of bubbles; aromas of golden apples, lemon peel and yellow poppy.—
Tom Hyland,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Unequal wage growth adds to persistent wage gaps Certain demographic groups saw their incomes rise faster than others between 2023 and 2024.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Viewers were quick to point out the hilarity of the dog's stubborn protest, with many suggesting that the dachshund had already claimed permanent rights to the bed.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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The stubborn myth that Jews are too safe to be targets is colliding with a painful new reality.—
Andrew Weinstein,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In this state, space expands at a relentless, exponential pace, doubling in size in all three dimensions in just a tiny fraction of a second, and then doubling again and again and again with each subsequent fraction of a second that elapses.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
16 Sep. 2025
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Wedding Dashers features a maid of honor and best man forced to hurdle relentless transportation nightmares together to make it from London to Belfast in time for their dearests’ nuptials.—
Jamie Harrow,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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Falcons linebacker Kaden Elliss chased him and dragged him down from behind, landing on McCarthy’s ankle.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Free Cash Flow Fuels Dividends and Buybacks Veteran investors might remember past gold bull markets where companies, flush with cash, chased growth at any cost.—
Frank Holmes,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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By the time Kendra’s lies were discovered, the family was being hounded by debt collectors and were in danger of losing their home.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Vikings defense hounded Maye, a veteran unit that ranked second in takeaways last year and confounded veteran quarterbacks with its exotic pressure packages.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
16 Aug. 2025
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Tess Crowley—The Deseret News via AP This year the threat grew more insistent.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Georgia firebrand, who has been insistent that the United States stay out of affairs abroad, has attempted similar amendments to both the NDAA and appropriations bills in past years and recently, with no success.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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However, her mother is adamant about keeping the canine off the antique chair.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Sandlin was adamant that his engineering team has done everything possible to ensure no adverse impact to neighboring properties.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Saúl is a fixture at his father's bouts and already seems determined to follow in his father’s footsteps.—
Nasha Smith,
PEOPLE,
13 Sep. 2025
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Her flippers, each more than two feet long, scooped out sand and flung it to her sides in slow, determined strokes.—
M. Rajshekhar,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Dogged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dogged. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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