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Recent Examples of stubbornly
And yet, Mary can never fully escape the pull of her family, who remain stubbornly resistant to her charms, especially her mother.
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 May 2026
The United States exported oil at record levels in April, rushing to fill a global supply gap amid the Iran war, even as gas and oil prices remained stubbornly elevated.
—Dian Zhang, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Academic recovery from the pandemic is still uneven, and chronic absenteeism — students missing 10% or more of school days — remains stubbornly high in Chicago Public Schools at roughly 40% of students, well above state and national averages.
—Arne Duncan, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Inflation has remained stubbornly stuck between 2% and 4% since 2023, and the most recent reading (cataloging how much higher prices were in March compared to a year prior) was the highest inflation data point in two years, driven by rising fuel prices.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Hitler stubbornly refused, telling his friend not to worry about the mustache.
—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
Hogan also looks at why ibogaine, and psychedelic drugs more broadly, are increasingly being taken seriously for stubbornly hard-to-treat conditions like addiction, depression, and PTSD.
—Alex Hogan, STAT, 24 Apr. 2026
For automakers and electronics makers racing to commercialize solid-state batteries, the work offers a clearer path to solving a problem that has remained stubbornly difficult.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026
So instead of stubbornly waiting in an area that used to have turkeys, change as the conditions change.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026
Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 May 2026
The United States exported oil at record levels in April, rushing to fill a global supply gap amid the Iran war, even as gas and oil prices remained stubbornly elevated.
—Dian Zhang, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Academic recovery from the pandemic is still uneven, and chronic absenteeism — students missing 10% or more of school days — remains stubbornly high in Chicago Public Schools at roughly 40% of students, well above state and national averages.
—Arne Duncan, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Inflation has remained stubbornly stuck between 2% and 4% since 2023, and the most recent reading (cataloging how much higher prices were in March compared to a year prior) was the highest inflation data point in two years, driven by rising fuel prices.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Hitler stubbornly refused, telling his friend not to worry about the mustache.
—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
Hogan also looks at why ibogaine, and psychedelic drugs more broadly, are increasingly being taken seriously for stubbornly hard-to-treat conditions like addiction, depression, and PTSD.
—Alex Hogan, STAT, 24 Apr. 2026
For automakers and electronics makers racing to commercialize solid-state batteries, the work offers a clearer path to solving a problem that has remained stubbornly difficult.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026
So instead of stubbornly waiting in an area that used to have turkeys, change as the conditions change.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stubbornly
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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The jury ruled that Meta willfully violated New Mexico’s unfair practices act and owed $375 million.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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Some people are happy to roam the world as old tourists, pure consumers who remain willfully blind to the impacts of their wanderings.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 May 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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Ballmer steadfastly denies arranging the deal between Aspiration and Leonard, who by all accounts performed no duties for Aspiration.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Ellerup, who divorced Heuermann after his arrest in 2023, steadfastly defended her ex-husband’s innocence during those earlier episodes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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So many have tirelessly worked to secure resources, and our region must continue to have a unified voice.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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The group lobbied tirelessly to make those words come true.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Stubbornly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stubbornly. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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