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
With relentless howling wind making up much of the soundtrack, The Turin Horse was a chilling, enigmatic stunner that played like a metaphor for the apocalypse.
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Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2026
Reports of hunger are relentless in areas farther from the city.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
Speaking on The Prof G Markets Pod, Lee argued that the market’s resilience in the face of relentless shocks is a signal of underlying strength.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026
The progress has been relentless.
—Greg Cote
january 5, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2026
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Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2026
Reports of hunger are relentless in areas farther from the city.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
Speaking on The Prof G Markets Pod, Lee argued that the market’s resilience in the face of relentless shocks is a signal of underlying strength.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026
The progress has been relentless.
—Greg Cote
january 5, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for relentless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relentless
Adjective
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Another violent image now joins the grim archive that has made Minnesota an unwilling stage for national trauma for years running.—
Phil Morris The Minnesota Star Tribune,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
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Continue reading … PUT ON NOTICE – Trump discusses expansion of drug cartel crackdown, issues grim warning to Iran.—
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FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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But the discharges also can overwhelm the delicate estuaries east and west of the state’s largest lake and, during the warm summer months, spread blooms of toxic algae, an issue that has become more persistent in recent years.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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In Bug, Carrie Coon's Agnes White — an Oklahoma waitress too exhausted to outrun her past — faces a more persistent threat.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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For too long immigrants, trans folks, students, and working class people of color have been forced to stand alone, bravely battling these unrelenting attacks, without adequate protection from the city or state.—
Natalia Aristizabal,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Why, then, the unrelenting economic gloom?—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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 12 Jan. 2026.
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