as in grim
showing no signs of slackening or yielding in one's purpose
the team's offense was relentless in trying to score a touchdown
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Recent Examples of relentless
They’re earned through relentless effort, total commitment, and belief in each other.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2025
As a result, the job of BBC director general — though certainly prestigious —is also relentless and thankless.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
Olympian used a consistent attack and relentless defensive effort to secure its first title since winning three straight from 2014 to ’16 with a 20-25, 25-10, 25-21, 25-21 win over El Camino in the Division III championship match Saturday at Montgomery.
—Tim Meehan Sd, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2025
And if that can happen to retail giants with decades of consumer goodwill, imagine the stakes for entertainment and cultural brands — where loyalty is fleeting, audiences are global and competition is relentless.
—Kimberly S. Reed, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for relentless
Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2025
As a result, the job of BBC director general — though certainly prestigious —is also relentless and thankless.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
Olympian used a consistent attack and relentless defensive effort to secure its first title since winning three straight from 2014 to ’16 with a 20-25, 25-10, 25-21, 25-21 win over El Camino in the Division III championship match Saturday at Montgomery.
—Tim Meehan Sd, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2025
And if that can happen to retail giants with decades of consumer goodwill, imagine the stakes for entertainment and cultural brands — where loyalty is fleeting, audiences are global and competition is relentless.
—Kimberly S. Reed, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for relentless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relentless
Adjective
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That’s a grim prospect—but then, in Venezuela, yesterday’s grimmest prospects become tomorrow’s headlines with dreadful regularity.—
Quico Toro,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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Controversy follows Cheney While Cheney's disposition was never particularly sunny, critics assailed the vice president as a relentlessly grim figure.—
Don Gonyea,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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Left in the dark Early in the pandemic, Florida was determined to keep a lid of secrecy on the spread of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities.—
Kevin G. Hall,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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In a landscape of fear and scarcity, where basic ingredients are nearly impossible to find, Lamia sets out on a determined journey throughout the big city in search of eggs, flour and sugar.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Besides the fragility of household budgets, these persistent financial pressures reveal the critical role that financial knowledge plays in helping individuals adapt, plan, and protect themselves against volatility.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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LogoPowered byScale logo At least 114 people have died and 127 remain missing in central Philippines after a typhoon caused destruction and widespread flooding, which local officials suggest could have been prevented if not for persistent graft in flood-control projects.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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Over the past two years, his parents led an unrelenting campaign to bring their son home.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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More consistently than any other character, Ray embodies the unrelenting pessimism of noir — your daddy’s a good man, Francis, but evil triumphs, even when good men do something.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
29 Oct. 2025
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The ruthless conglomerate's logo, base, ships, and equipment are featured throughout the film, in addition to the synths themselves.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Nov. 2025
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Earlier stories in that newspaper described López Torres as a ruthless trafficker who has killed dozens and was earlier aligned with Colombia’s right-wing paramilitary forces, known as the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia, or the Spanish acronym AUC.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Relentless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relentless. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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