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Recent Examples of obduracy Related: ‘Neglected diseases’ are anything but neglected by the billion-plus people living with them One possible reason for this obduracy is that noma begins as a dental disease, and dental diseases have long been underappreciated global health concerns. John Button, STAT, 16 Dec. 2023 Perhaps the greatest testament to Morocco’s obduracy came late in normal time, when Rodri — a central midfielder being deployed as a central defender — strode forward and shot, more in hope than in expectation, from 35 yards. Rory Smith, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2022 But a year later, more than two dozen of them remain stuck in Afghanistan, stalled by bureaucratic wrangling, the vagaries of international diplomacy and the obduracy of the Taliban government. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2022 In mid-March, Gotabaya Rajapaksa decided to seek a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a reversal of course after his earlier obduracy against asking for help. Samanth Subramanian, Quartz, 12 Apr. 2022 Myanmar is also being consumed by the coronavirus, a health disaster that has been exacerbated by the junta’s obduracy. BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obduracy
Noun
  • Overwintering dahlias as perennials takes patience, persistence, and a little bit of trial and error.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The persistence of this military alliance can best be explained by a lack of alternative Atlanticist structures.
    JENNIFER KAVANAGH, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • An ally turns In his address Monday morning to explain his decision to resign, Lecornu blamed political parties' intransigence for the impasse France finds itself in.
    Charlotte Reed, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
  • As traditional energy routes through Russia became politically unviable, and Iran’s intransigence is likely to focus more sanctions on its energy exports, Turkey is positioning itself to fill the gap.
    Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • For him, obstinacy was far worse than correction.
    Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Most tragically, the Palestinians have been given abundant reason to believe that obstinacy and terrorism are far better tools than concession and diplomacy.
    Tom Rogan, The Washington Examiner, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Baseball’s stubbornness and insistence on staggering all of its postseason games left a terrific pitcher’s duel between two of the game’s young stars to start shortly after lunch on the East Coast and just a bit after breakfast on the West Coast.
    Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • So, why does intellectual stubbornness so often carry the day?
    Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • The tannins are well structured yet soft and the wine has great persistency in the finish.
    Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 2 May 2023
Noun
  • Netflix's latest crime drama is resonant and relentless, offering audiences a sweaty, anxious look at doggedness and sacrifice in the face of a cruel, indifferent economy.
    Allison DeGrushe Published, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Dissent among the Moscow elite could rise at how the Kremlin has dismissed diplomatic off-ramps in its war of choice, in favor of military doggedness and an unsustainable proxy conflict with NATO.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Eighteen packages of European Union sanctions and dozens more from the United States, United Kingdom and others have weakened Russia’s economy – but not its resolve to carry on fighting.
    Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
  • That lifelong pattern of being overlooked shaped her resolve to speak out.
    Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • While this change reduces the explicit admission of willfulness, a narrative is still required.
    Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025

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“Obduracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obduracy. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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