stubbornly

adverb

Definition of stubbornlynext
as in obstinately

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Recent Examples of stubbornly Only those stubbornly ignorant to the human cost of actual combat would be psyched to bring on more of it. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026 With seas of mud everywhere, the skies remained stubbornly misty and cool through midafternoon, and crowds slow to arrive. — Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026 Kova of Stormwatch leaves her mother and sweetheart behind in order to study beneath the legendarily fearsome Sayre Boarbane… only for the stubbornly solitary Sayre to immediately drag her back home. — Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026 After finally getting Gotham crime boss Rupert Thorne (Cedric Yarbrough) to stand trial, justice remains stubbornly out of reach for the city’s few stalwart do-gooders. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Aug. 2026 But that link is growing tenuous because so many refineries have been knocked offline, causing fuel prices to remain stubbornly high and accelerating inflation even as oil falls. — Kevin Crowley, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026 New government data released on Thursday shows the Fed's preferred measure of inflation slowed in June, a hopeful sign, although inflation remains stubbornly above the central bank's 2% annual target. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 30 July 2026 The split decision highlights growing tensions within central banks around the world about how to respond to stubbornly high inflation and concerns that the war in Iran will lead to another round of price increases. — ABC News, 30 July 2026 With inflation stubbornly high, many market participants have called for higher rates that would put downward pressure on the pace of price increases. — Brian Cheung, NBC news, 29 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stubbornly
  1. obstinately
  2. willfully
  3. indefatigably
  4. steadfastly
  5. tirelessly
Adverb
  • Because Cuba’s communist dictatorship assumed absolute control of food production, obstinately clinging to absurdly inefficient economic policies that yielded ever-shrinking amounts of comestibles to consume or export.
    — Carlos Eire, Time, 23 Apr. 2026
  • On the walk back to the inn, Henry veered off the trail to pick up a fallen branch, gray and forked with one crisp leaf clinging obstinately on.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
Definition of obstinately
Adverb
  • Inside the courtroom, Begoun told the judge and prosecutor what had happened and argued his client had not willfully failed to appear.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • Kohberger admitted in court to committing the murders willfully and with premeditation.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Definition of willfully
Adverb
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of indefatigably
Adverb
  • Brown-Forman, best known as the makers of Jack Daniel’s and Old Forester, had steadfastly refused other takeover efforts in years past, according to people close with the family.
    — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 26 July 2026
  • Peterson, now 53, has spent half his life behind bars and has steadfastly maintained his innocence.
    — Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
Definition of steadfastly
Adverb
  • Fire crews in Washington state working tirelessly to contain destructive blazes in the Spokane area are preparing for a new bout of flame-fueling winds and intense heat that will arrive on Friday and continue through the weekend.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • On the rare inning with a baserunner, a Dodger hitter would work tirelessly to hit into an immediate double play.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of tirelessly

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