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as in persevering
to continue despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement
she persisted in her efforts and eventually got the job she wanted
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as in remaining
to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state
my headache persisted for almost the entire day
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Recent Examples of persisting
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 Mar. 2025
On Friday morning, National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologists warned of sensitive fire weather conditions persisting across parts of Florida through Friday.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Following the pandemic lockdowns of 2020 and 2021, the aviation industry experienced a strong rebound in travel demand, with robust passenger traffic persisting in recent years.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Fixes an issue where character models can occasionally display incorrectly after using a Technique while triggering a cutscene dialogue, with the issue possibly persisting even after the dialogue ends.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
These may include the virus persisting in parts of the body, long-lasting disruption of the immune system, clotting in microscopic blood vessels, or changes to the bacteria and viruses that naturally inhabit our bodies.
—Farah Aziz Annesha, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2025
For women and Black and Latino communities, these challenges are particularly brutal, with financial stress not just persisting, but actively worsening over the past year.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 24 Jan. 2025
Of course, Ukraine has endured a long and problematic scourge of high-level corruption, harkening back to the Soviet era and persisting into its independence.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Despite the accelerated growth in real GDP figures, China’s economy saw deflation persisting for the seventh straight quarter, Larry Hu, chief China economist at Macquarie said in a note.
—Anniek Bao,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
These massive creatures thrived in the grasslands of what is now North and Central Texas, persisting until roughly 11,700 years ago.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 Mar. 2025
On Friday morning, National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologists warned of sensitive fire weather conditions persisting across parts of Florida through Friday.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Following the pandemic lockdowns of 2020 and 2021, the aviation industry experienced a strong rebound in travel demand, with robust passenger traffic persisting in recent years.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Fixes an issue where character models can occasionally display incorrectly after using a Technique while triggering a cutscene dialogue, with the issue possibly persisting even after the dialogue ends.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
These may include the virus persisting in parts of the body, long-lasting disruption of the immune system, clotting in microscopic blood vessels, or changes to the bacteria and viruses that naturally inhabit our bodies.
—Farah Aziz Annesha, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2025
For women and Black and Latino communities, these challenges are particularly brutal, with financial stress not just persisting, but actively worsening over the past year.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 24 Jan. 2025
Of course, Ukraine has endured a long and problematic scourge of high-level corruption, harkening back to the Soviet era and persisting into its independence.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Despite the accelerated growth in real GDP figures, China’s economy saw deflation persisting for the seventh straight quarter, Larry Hu, chief China economist at Macquarie said in a note.
—Anniek Bao,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for persisting
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In such case before the United States Supreme Court, the taxpayer has created a trust for the benefit of his wife during her life and, upon her death, provided the wife a power of appointment to appoint the remaining assets to amongst the husband and their children.—
Darren T. Case,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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In January, Forbes named legendary television producer Dick Wolf a billionaire, as his Law & Order, Chicago and FBI shows serve as some of the last remaining pillars holding up the broadcast TV schedule.—
Matt Craig,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The persistent low percentages of Black and Indigenous students at UT and the hyper-partisan politics at the state and federal levels add importance and a sense of sacredness to this community that Adeeko and others want to protect.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Declining growth in the fashion division and the Asia-Japan geography seems to be a common denominator for both luxury groups, but these results signal a downturn that is persistent and increasingly difficult to dismiss, likely hinting to a deeper issue.—
Clara Ludmir,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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Peter Singer, Professor of Bioethics, Author, and Philosopher The biggest reason to be optimistic about 2025 is the continuing decline in extreme poverty, defined as not being able to reliably meet your basic needs for food and shelter.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
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Jared Goff once again looked dialed in, spreading the wealth and continuing to operate this offense at a high level.—
Colton Pouncy,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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How to Watch The Challenge at a Glance What began as a simple crossover between MTV’s The Real World and Road Rules has grown into the network’s most enduring reality franchise.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
30 July 2025
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Since then, the store has become a symbol of Austin’s enduring cultural identity.—
Mars Salazar,
Austin American Statesman,
29 July 2025
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Our customers are drawn to pieces that hold lasting value and significance.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
14 Apr. 2025
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With an ambitious goal to become the second largest in the coming years, TMN is focusing on delivering high-quality content, strategic expansion, and creating lasting partnerships that fuel its growth.—
Ethan Stone,
USA Today,
13 Apr. 2025
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But his contribution to the development and dissemination of zydeco has not been comprehensively recognized outside of the folklorists, musicologists and dancers who have always had an abiding appreciation of Chenier as ancestor, artist and ambassador.—
Alicia Ault,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 June 2025
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Our sole abiding interest is delivering low-cost energy to our customers as quickly as possible.—
John Ketchum,
Fortune,
24 June 2025
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Jerry Matsumura, a lifelong Esparto resident and father of Tammy and Reiko, died in 2015.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
25 July 2025
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Here is the story of Kyle McDonough, the lifelong friend who inspired an iconic character.—
Amaya Nichole,
Time,
25 July 2025
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“Persisting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persisting. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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