as in insistent
continuing despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement
although his first attempts were singularly unsuccessful, he was persistent in his pursuit of a career in rock music
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Recent Examples of persistent
And in a state that continues to see persistent inequality coupled with an affordability crisis, the hope is that Connecticut’s quantum leap doesn’t end up contributing to deeper divides.
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P.r. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2026
Builders are also under their own pressure from higher material costs, persistent labor shortages, and slower sales.
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Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
The lies, Adams said, were persistent.
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Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
Nevertheless, Bores’s past at Palantir has been as persistent as the Nazgûl.
—
Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for persistent
P.r. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2026
Builders are also under their own pressure from higher material costs, persistent labor shortages, and slower sales.
—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
The lies, Adams said, were persistent.
—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
Nevertheless, Bores’s past at Palantir has been as persistent as the Nazgûl.
—
Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for persistent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for persistent
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The landscape is didactic, insistent.
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Rough, then insistent, like the cinch of a blood pressure cuff.
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Dealing with stubborn dark spots?
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But when the adults decide to cancel Christmas and the magical star fades away, a stubborn little bird named Pikkuli sets off on a winter adventure with friends to find the Starlight Reindeer and bring back the light.
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Spielberg has been resolute in his beliefs since before Disclosure Day entered production.
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As resolute as Tortorella remained afterward, the Hurricanes were confident the decision would turn out in their favor.
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Friends and colleagues are remembering longtime Pioneer Press reporter Irv Leavitt, who covered Chicago’s North Shore suburbs for nearly 30 years, as a tenacious journalist, generous mentor and champion of old-school reporting.
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This Australian team is tenacious defensively, difficult to play against and dangerous in transition.
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Some people still pursue that dream in the dry, dogged manner that Meagher did.
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Her clarity of thought and dogged focus on how to uplift people who need it most have stayed constant.
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The Federal Reserve’s steadfast period of low interest rates in the 2000s was criticized as contributing to a housing bubble in the 2000s, followed by the mortgage crisis of 2007 and the Great Recession the following year.
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With the almighty Sun highlighting your 7th House of Partnership, commitments benefit from structure that includes realistic timelines and steadfast follow-through.
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This past legislative session, bills were introduced to provide significant support and protection for LGBTQ+ people in the state, especially transgender people, who have been subjected to relentless attack from all three branches of the federal government over the past year and half.
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These, along with the wide screens and relentless digital advertising along the field, did not exist in 1986.
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The clinic offers Sapphire FUE and DHI procedures and has built a strong English-language patient pipeline targeting European and American travelers.
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Be patient because borax works slowly, though effectively.
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“Persistent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persistent. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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