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as in inexorability
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Recent Examples of relentlessness
For many days during Vonn’s nearly 25 years in the spotlight, that kind of relentlessness leads to glory.
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Will Graves, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
The relentlessness of their fixture list does not provide many opportunities to pause, to consider their progress to this point, and imagine what might be yet to come.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
There’s no way of knowing this frigid February how all these players and coaches will work out, but to get this much done in this short a time certainly shows high-level energy, high-level organization, unfathomable relentlessness.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2026
In a press statement, Blake says the album is a commentary on the relentlessness of modern life.
—Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 22 Jan. 2026
Not to mention that the elevators installed since 1990, beset by age, weather, vandalism, pee, and the general relentlessness of the New York City environment, seemed to break down as often as not.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 15 Dec. 2025
His relentlessness symbolizes Cedar Park's identity as a team.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 8 Nov. 2025
French filmmaker David Moreau’s MadS is in some ways the platonic ideal of the one-shot film, using the lack of cuts to create a sense of propulsion and relentlessness that mirrors its characters’ descent into hell.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
Bregman’s Astros were always defined by their tenacity and relentlessness, qualities this year’s Red Sox showed plenty of on Friday night.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Will Graves, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
The relentlessness of their fixture list does not provide many opportunities to pause, to consider their progress to this point, and imagine what might be yet to come.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
There’s no way of knowing this frigid February how all these players and coaches will work out, but to get this much done in this short a time certainly shows high-level energy, high-level organization, unfathomable relentlessness.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2026
In a press statement, Blake says the album is a commentary on the relentlessness of modern life.
—Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 22 Jan. 2026
Not to mention that the elevators installed since 1990, beset by age, weather, vandalism, pee, and the general relentlessness of the New York City environment, seemed to break down as often as not.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 15 Dec. 2025
His relentlessness symbolizes Cedar Park's identity as a team.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 8 Nov. 2025
French filmmaker David Moreau’s MadS is in some ways the platonic ideal of the one-shot film, using the lack of cuts to create a sense of propulsion and relentlessness that mirrors its characters’ descent into hell.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
Bregman’s Astros were always defined by their tenacity and relentlessness, qualities this year’s Red Sox showed plenty of on Friday night.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relentlessness
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This significant reduction in impact speed and severity is a demonstration of the material safety benefit of the Waymo Driver.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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The migrant boat capsized and sank due to the severity of the impact, causing all passengers on board to fall into the sea a few miles off the coast of Turkey, the statement said.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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These poems are plainspoken, emotionally direct, haunted by the past and the inexorability of time.—
Vince Passaro,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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But then there is that deadness that enters into the closing chapters, which might as easily be called inexorability.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
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Yet behind his sternness lived a man of reflection and sensitivity, whose words and verses hinted at a gentleness rarely shown.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
13 Nov. 2025
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The likelihood is that a young forward will arrive, with incomings and outgoings expected in midfield, a youthful centre-half or two being sought, while replacing one of their wingers is not out of the question.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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The good news is that syphilis can be treated, and treatment before or during pregnancy can decrease the likelihood of your baby contracting syphilis from you.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
4 Feb. 2026
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Less than a minute later, Kerr found a new level of vehemence after the Clippers’ John Collins wasn’t called for goaltending on a shot by Gary Payton II.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Such vehemence looked awkward just a few hours later, when The Athletic broke the news that, on December 20, Barca would actually be visiting Villarreal’s Estadio de la Ceramica after all.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Mackay and Turner are both excellent, two movie stars who seem totally game to be asked to move with real gruffness.—
Sam Bodrojan,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025
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Instead, an arcane academic skirmish has devolved into open hostilities.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Fox News Digital reviewed internal Signal chat messages from Seattle-area rapid response groups showing that the rejection of whistles triggered open hostility.—
Asra Q. Nomani,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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The tinted visor that Morgan Geekie wore for two games against the Chicago Blackhawks and Dallas Stars in January could help mute the lights’ harshness.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Seoul 1988 Retinal Eye Cream Viral for using retinal (stronger than retinol) in a liposome delivery system for smoother texture without harshness.—
Corein Carter,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Relentlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relentlessness. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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