as in persistence
the quality that allows someone to continue trying to do something even though it is difficult
His perseverance was rewarded: after many rejections, he finally found a job. Perseverance is required to perfect just about any skill.
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Recent Examples of perseverance
And that perseverance has clearly paid off.
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
Her consistency and perseverance inspire her peers and elevate the standard for everyone around her.
—Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
But that’s only because his road to Denver was a little less conventional, requiring a little extra perseverance.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Bam Adebayo made it about team, about family, about respect, about perseverance.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
Her consistency and perseverance inspire her peers and elevate the standard for everyone around her.
—Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
But that’s only because his road to Denver was a little less conventional, requiring a little extra perseverance.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Bam Adebayo made it about team, about family, about respect, about perseverance.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for perseverance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perseverance
Noun
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Amundsen’s work is in keeping with the rest of the show, which fills two halls at the liberal arts school with visual and multimedia works that probe the persistence of radioactive materials.—
Chloe Shrager,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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The lessons that endure are about constraint and invention, messiness and coordination, contradiction and persistence—about intervening directly and fearlessly in material reality.—
Julian Rose,
Artforum,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
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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
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The original footage showed something remarkable — dogs acting with coordination, loyalty, and determination that stunned viewers.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2026
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Cloverleaf is waiting for final determination from Evergy about how much power the site would be able to use, which could impact the number of jobs.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Perseverance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perseverance. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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