as in to persist
to continue despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement
although he was frustrated by the lack of financial resources and support, he persevered in his scientific research
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Recent Examples of persevere
Some humanities departments with shrinking majors have been able to persevere in part by fostering humanistic education and scholarship on campus.
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Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2025
Yet, in a testament to the power of community, the designers persevered, managing to source new items to replace those lost while coping with their own personal loss for the nonprofit‘s big event.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Its dominance persevered after the end of the gold standard in 1971, thanks to the size and strength of the American economy, the dollar’s ubiquity in global trade and central bank reserves around the world, and widespread trust in American democratic institutions and rule of law.
—Erika Page, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Apr. 2025
Walker had to change too, compromising to ensure that the partnership persevered.
—Brett Berk, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2025
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Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2025
Yet, in a testament to the power of community, the designers persevered, managing to source new items to replace those lost while coping with their own personal loss for the nonprofit‘s big event.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Its dominance persevered after the end of the gold standard in 1971, thanks to the size and strength of the American economy, the dollar’s ubiquity in global trade and central bank reserves around the world, and widespread trust in American democratic institutions and rule of law.
—Erika Page, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Apr. 2025
Walker had to change too, compromising to ensure that the partnership persevered.
—Brett Berk, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2025
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Delays persisted Saturday at Newark Liberty International Airport.—
Alecia Reid,
CBS News,
4 May 2025
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But the military’s conservative influence on how students are told to show up to school has persisted until today, said Thunhavich Thitiratsakul, an educational policy researcher at the Thailand Development Research Institute who has previously written about the dress code policy.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 May 2025
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“Persevere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persevere. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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