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Recent Examples of stubbornly
What tends to be lost in the record is how stubbornly Jefferson resisted change.
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Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Yet certain fundamental questions about the Fourier transform have remained stubbornly, and mysteriously, unanswerable.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 28 Jan. 2026
The Fed cut rates several times last year in hopes of shoring up the job market, but inflation remains stubbornly above its 2% target.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Cost conscious Consider the condo’s cost advantage amidst stubbornly high prices.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
Much of the problem comes from inflation, which has been stubbornly high for years and rose for much of 2025.
—Trevor Bach, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
Nationwide, fatalities among motorists have remained stubbornly high.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Most damningly, Smith stubbornly adopts a conventional approach to decidedly unconventional material.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2026
Yet resilience scores and incidence response times have remained stubbornly flat.
—James Hadley, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Yet certain fundamental questions about the Fourier transform have remained stubbornly, and mysteriously, unanswerable.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 28 Jan. 2026
The Fed cut rates several times last year in hopes of shoring up the job market, but inflation remains stubbornly above its 2% target.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Cost conscious Consider the condo’s cost advantage amidst stubbornly high prices.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
Much of the problem comes from inflation, which has been stubbornly high for years and rose for much of 2025.
—Trevor Bach, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
Nationwide, fatalities among motorists have remained stubbornly high.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Most damningly, Smith stubbornly adopts a conventional approach to decidedly unconventional material.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2026
Yet resilience scores and incidence response times have remained stubbornly flat.
—James Hadley, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stubbornly
Adverb
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This is yet another area in which politicians willfully overlook an opportunity to show true community leadership and bring people together with a hard look at the legitimate grievances on both sides.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Jan. 2026
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Martin was then arrested and charged with felony child abuse and neglect and multiple counts of willfully poisoning or adulterating food, water or medicine, WCSO said.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
17 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Selling cigarettes on the street to buy food for her siblings, the pre-teen is indefatigably upbeat, eagerly anticipating an imminent passage to Germany.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2026
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Matthew Restall, for example, has worked indefatigably as a myth buster for dozens of misconceptions for roughly two decades now, and only recently did another historian, Camilla Townsend, stitch together the history of the Aztecs according to their own statements, as recorded in Nahuatl.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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For instance, Schultz has steadfastly fought against performing blood transfusions in the field, despite the federal government’s offer of billions of dollars in grants to pay for them.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
24 Jan. 2026
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Some European leaders understand this reality and steadfastly oppose compromising with wrong.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Behind the scenes, though, many of these companies have been working tirelessly to make sure their teams and their communities are safe—independent of anyone’s citizenship status.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Snow removal teams have tirelessly plowed thousands of miles of streets and highways.—
Tara Lynch,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Stubbornly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stubbornly. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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