as in obdurateness
a steadfast adherence to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion
thanks to his pertinaciousness, he eventually succeeded where all others had failed
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pertinaciousness
Noun
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While individual particles may be microscopic, their sheer numbers and persistence pose a long-term hazard.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025 -
Other risks include data poisoning, context hijacking and large language model (LLM) memory persistence, where cached queries or context reuse could expose sensitive information to subsequent users.—
Camellia Chan,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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
Noun
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The coach added that he was impressed by his team’s resolve.—
Joe Davidosn,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Kansas City Chiefs Resilience and resolve are something the Chiefs have been built upon for quite a long time.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Weaponized stubbornness Scoring is a straightforward concept, but success in this realm evaded Florida Saturday night.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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Playing the character, much like Alicent Hightower in her stubbornness and strength, has been something of a purifying experience for Cooke.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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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
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Trump has appeared in recent months increasingly frustrated by Russia's intransigence, plus by its nightly drone and missile strikes across Ukraine.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
22 July 2025
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The collapse of 2023 was partly rooted in offensive obstinacy, stagnation and decline.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
23 July 2025
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This seemed to me to stem not from carelessness or spite but obstinacy.—
erin Khuê Ninh
June 17,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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Access to the vaccine is largely dependent on location, at least until ACIP makes a final determination in September.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Venezuelans are now awaiting for Chen in San Francisco to issue a final determination on the matter.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Pertinaciousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pertinaciousness. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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