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
Delray Beach city officials remain insistent on keeping the city’s LGBTQ+ pride intersection, approving a decision Tuesday to proceed with an administrative hearing to determine the road display’s fate.
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Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
Align Work With Personal Values Gen-Z is insistent on having alignment of work and personal values.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Some aspects of his embrace of Trumpism—and, with it, an insistent economic populism and anti-corporate posture—strike me as sincere, and others less so.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2025
The abrupt turnaround is surprising, considering Trump seemed insistent on ousting Tan from Intel while alluding to the executive’s past ties to China.
—PC Magazine, 12 Aug. 2025
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Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
Align Work With Personal Values Gen-Z is insistent on having alignment of work and personal values.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Some aspects of his embrace of Trumpism—and, with it, an insistent economic populism and anti-corporate posture—strike me as sincere, and others less so.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2025
The abrupt turnaround is surprising, considering Trump seemed insistent on ousting Tan from Intel while alluding to the executive’s past ties to China.
—PC Magazine, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insistent
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DaSilva said that, aside from Gabrielle, tropical development elsewhere in the Atlantic is likely to remain minimal because of a strong area of high pressure and the persistent dry, dusty air in the middle of the ocean.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Facing China's growing activity in the Arctic, along with Russia's persistent military presence, the Pentagon has called for a stronger posture and enhanced capabilities.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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These days, Pynchon is a resolute New Yorker.—
John Lopez,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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Their response to the player’s incendiary statement last week was to release their own extraordinary one and become even more resolute in their position regarding a transfer.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Insistent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insistent. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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