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as in inexorability
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Recent Examples of relentlessness
The harshness or relentlessness of weather can turn friends to lovers, can cause others to lose their minds, can provoke travel across continents, can cancel plans, can reroute rivers, can flood civilizations, can incite both panic and delight, can wash away a life’s work, can set fire to forests.
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Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
The idea was to lure visitors in with notions of decadence and frills, and then force them to confront the harsh realities of imperialism, colonialism, and the relentlessness of the fashion cycle.
—Emilia Petrarca, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
But the sheer relentlessness of its joke-cracking bodes well for future, riskier enterprises — as, for that matter, does the natural spark between Matarazzo’s repeatedly foiled would-be swagger and Giambrone’s disarming mama’s-boy act.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
And that’s been through a lot of sweat and hard work and a relentlessness to that work year in, year out.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
There was something about your behavior — the relentlessness, the aggression — that’s impossible to forget.
—Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
The humidity wraps around us like a wet cloak pierced only by the relentlessness of the mosquitoes.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
Her combination of bravery, rigor, relentlessness, and humanity is almost unique in journalism.
—The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
To Carrick’s surprise, Ferguson’s relentlessness included major fitness work in January.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
The idea was to lure visitors in with notions of decadence and frills, and then force them to confront the harsh realities of imperialism, colonialism, and the relentlessness of the fashion cycle.
—Emilia Petrarca, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
But the sheer relentlessness of its joke-cracking bodes well for future, riskier enterprises — as, for that matter, does the natural spark between Matarazzo’s repeatedly foiled would-be swagger and Giambrone’s disarming mama’s-boy act.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
And that’s been through a lot of sweat and hard work and a relentlessness to that work year in, year out.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
There was something about your behavior — the relentlessness, the aggression — that’s impossible to forget.
—Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
The humidity wraps around us like a wet cloak pierced only by the relentlessness of the mosquitoes.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
Her combination of bravery, rigor, relentlessness, and humanity is almost unique in journalism.
—The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
To Carrick’s surprise, Ferguson’s relentlessness included major fitness work in January.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relentlessness
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Trinidad and Tobago disputes the spill’s size and severity, saying only 10 barrels spilled on May 1 and were quickly contained.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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Research shows a strong link between HS severity and metabolic factors like obesity and insulin resistance, which contribute to a chronic pro-inflammatory state.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
11 May 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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Saura had a large sense of the humor, which struck those who got to know him, belying the sternness of his public visage with his playful banter and frequent chuckle.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026
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For now, the closest thing available to predict where sargassum is going is a new tool from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that estimates the likelihood of sargassum inundation along coastlines each day.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
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Wednesday’s Producer Price Index report showed the war with Iran is raising costs for US businesses at a rate not seen in nearly four years, increasing the likelihood that companies will pass on those higher costs to consumers.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
13 May 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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But then Popper smiled and the arrival of opening day momentarily mellowed his gruffness.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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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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But many still derived entertainment from the frequent outbreak of hostilities between the teams, the FIA, and the commercial rights holder (then Bernie Ecclestone; now Liberty Media).—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
11 May 2026
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Their hostility tended to be reserved for Steven Gerrard.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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The harshness or relentlessness of weather can turn friends to lovers, can cause others to lose their minds, can provoke travel across continents, can cancel plans, can reroute rivers, can flood civilizations, can incite both panic and delight, can wash away a life’s work, can set fire to forests.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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Concrete and glass meet at sharp angles, while a curved courtyard wall softens the harshness.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Relentlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relentlessness. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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