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Recent Examples of unrelenting Soft-spoken and unrelenting, Alboury emerges as the only moral voice in a land of postcolonial abandon, refusing to let Cal get away with what may be homicide, while disrupting Horn’s romantic first night with Leonie. Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025 But on an evening back in July, inordinate rainfall led to unrelenting floodwaters ravaging the lower level of Pledger’s home. Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025 The shooting occurred during the first week of classes for Annunciation Catholic School, which serves students from preschool through eighth grade in southern Minneapolis – now the latest community to be victimized by the United States’ seemingly unrelenting gun violence. Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025 Those constant clashes would stoke the competitive fire that became synonymous with his name and would become a foundational piece for his methodical and unrelenting style of play. Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unrelenting
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unrelenting
Adjective
  • However, her mother is adamant about keeping the canine off the antique chair.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Sandlin was adamant that his engineering team has done everything possible to ensure no adverse impact to neighboring properties.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Despite relentless political attacks and courtroom challenges, nearly all anti-DEI shareholder resolutions have failed, rejected by overwhelming margins at companies like Apple, Coca-Cola, and Berkshire Hathaway.
    Essence, Essence, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Where Welch pursued relentless growth and shareholder value maximization, Chouinard deliberately restrained Patagonia's expansion.
    Kyle Westaway, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Viewers were quick to point out the hilarity of the dog's stubborn protest, with many suggesting that the dachshund had already claimed permanent rights to the bed.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The stubborn myth that Jews are too safe to be targets is colliding with a painful new reality.
    Andrew Weinstein, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But in recent years, acts of brazen violence have been the grim drumbeat of a debased national politics.
    Eric Cortellessa, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Despite that progress, pancreatic cancer holds the grim record for having a survival rate of only 13% across five years – the lowest of all.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Our administration must remain steadfast in ensuring that those who put in the work receive the benefits of their efforts.
    Ruth Vitale, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The engineering professor is steadfast that nearly all jobs will be taken over by AI—even most of the ones that have a special human touch, like teachers and car drivers.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Saúl is a fixture at his father's bouts and already seems determined to follow in his father’s footsteps.
    Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Her flippers, each more than two feet long, scooped out sand and flung it to her sides in slow, determined strokes.
    M. Rajshekhar, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Very persistent stream of bubbles; aromas of golden apples, lemon peel and yellow poppy.
    Tom Hyland, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Unequal wage growth adds to persistent wage gaps Certain demographic groups saw their incomes rise faster than others between 2023 and 2024.
    Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Unrelenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unrelenting. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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