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as in adamant
sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion
that professor tends to be unrelenting about deadlines
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as in relentless
showing no signs of slackening or yielding in one's purpose
unrelenting in the pursuit of equality for all races
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Recent Examples of unrelenting
In their roles as brutal, unrelenting divorce lawyers, Kim Kardashian and Sarah Paulson go to war while their clients fall out of love in the latest trailer for All’s Fair.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
But well before the unrelenting.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Paul Greengrass’ United 93 assumes that viewers will bring their own context; the movie is a 110-minute unrelenting nightmare that accepts that countless stories from that day could be told and this is just one of them, with no aspirations of opening up its world.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
Over the nearly three years since ChatGPT’s launch in November 2022, generative AI has created a frenzy that has radiated like the midday summer sun—hot and unrelenting.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
But well before the unrelenting.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Paul Greengrass’ United 93 assumes that viewers will bring their own context; the movie is a 110-minute unrelenting nightmare that accepts that countless stories from that day could be told and this is just one of them, with no aspirations of opening up its world.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
Over the nearly three years since ChatGPT’s launch in November 2022, generative AI has created a frenzy that has radiated like the midday summer sun—hot and unrelenting.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unrelenting
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Back in January 2024, when Sportico was first to report on Florida State’s conversations with Sixth Street and Arctos Partners, many around the process were adamant to point out that those conversations were private credit (or private capital), not private equity.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Giuffre was adamant that the pain, including several attempts at suicide in the past few years, was part of her story.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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Narrative has a seemingly relentless, ungovernable momentum, but humans retain a control over war stories that does not extend to war itself.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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The title, cowritten with her longtime stylist Meredith Koop, chronicles how the wife of the first Black president of the United States meticulously dressed for the job — and all the celebration and relentless scrutiny that came with that.—
Janine Rubenstein,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Month over month, that would be the same stubborn pace that has persisted for more than two years.—
Steve Kopack,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
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Results show that microbial iron mining can immobilize toxic metals and convert stubborn pollutants into less harmful compounds.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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Cunning and a team of 46 other researchers published a grim study in the journal Science on Thursday that assesses the damage caused by a historic 2023 marine heat wave in Florida.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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Directed by Oscar winner Bille August, The Count of Monte Cristo stars Claflin as Edmond Dantès, a young sailor who was falsely accused of treason and is imprisoned without trial in the Château d’If, a grim island fortress off Marseille, France.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025
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Davis, a staunch libertarian, is one of the company’s steadfast defenders.—
David Peisner,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
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Odinga, who served prison time for his steadfast support for democracy and political reform, played a critical role in replacing a colonial-era charter with the country’s current constitution, which imposes clearer limits on presidential power.—
Ian Bremmer,
Time,
22 Oct. 2025
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Continuing with immunotherapy, Shahi remains determined to maintain her health since managing the numerous side effects from her treatments and medications comes with its challenges.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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And soon, a determined and motley crew sets out to test Vahid’s hunch.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Great Lakes region is being drenched by persistent lake-effect rains off Lake Michigan.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Freep.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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This resulted in persistent, runaway inflation and unmanageable national debt.—
Jim Nowlan,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Unrelenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unrelenting. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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