as in dedication
adherence to something to which one is bound by a pledge or duty
his refusal to be swayed on this issue is more the result of stubbornness than principled steadfastness
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Recent Examples of steadfastness
Be Steadfast and Immovable In a world of shifting market dynamics, steadfastness in mission and values can serve as a compass.
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Bhakti Mirchandani, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Our steadfastness has always been grounded in prudent investing and social justice values.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
Bhakti Mirchandani, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Our steadfastness has always been grounded in prudent investing and social justice values.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for steadfastness
Noun
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The promise of career gains through extreme dedication is often misleading, while the personal costs are undeniable.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement This granular knowledge and deep curiosity is also what drives Speer’s long-standing dedication to protecting the vast, vulnerable open ocean and deep-sea environments that lie outside of national borders and hold some of the largest reservoirs of biodiversity on earth.—
Bonnie Tsui,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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The emotional record, shared alongside a video and lyrics posted to Instagram, hears Thugger addressing infidelity, loyalty, fractured friendships, while taking full accountability for his mistakes.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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All Vera Wang Bride purchases will qualify for David’s Diamond Loyalty Program, the industry’s first and only bridal loyalty rewards program.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Traditional approaches focus on financial engineering such as negotiating discounts for long-term commitments, or on observability tools that track who is running what.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Microsoft has subsequently also offered to make further commitments to resolve its competition concerns after the European Commission market-tested the firm's initial pledges.—
Ryan Browne,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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And possibly sharks and God and the pledge of allegiance too.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Sep. 2025
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But Harbaugh and the Wolverines did not waver in their commitment, and the result of their allegiance will live on forever.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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During Saturday night’s show, Gillis kept celebrating his Irish devotion.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Ganges has been a center of trade and devotion for centuries, the Brahmaputra feeds tea estates and wildlife-rich floodplains, and Kerala’s canals knit together fishing towns and rice paddies.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
9 Sep. 2025
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The ShiftCam ProMic shotgun mic is described as high-sensitivity, high-fidelity.—
Jan Wagner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Sep. 2025
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Spotify has been teasing the high-fidelity format for years.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Steadfastness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steadfastness. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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