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as in relentless
showing no signs of slackening or yielding in one's purpose
the pioneers faced the challenge of settling the frontier with unyielding courage
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as in hard
having a consistency that does not easily yield to pressure
knead the dough until it feels reasonably unyielding
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as in rigid
incapable of or highly resistant to bending
an unyielding steel bar
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as in stubborn
sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion
despite studies showing that limits on development would hurt the local economy, the town council remained unyielding in their support for these limits
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Recent Examples of unyielding
Situated on Westgate Street, across the road from Cardiff Castle, the former FAW headquarters was described by many as stubbornly Victorian, dripping in an unyielding homage to the past.
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Megan Feringa, New York Times, 8 July 2025
Torn between her duty to protect her patients and her desperate need to find her husband Nick, (Colin Moss) and children, Nichole discovers an unyielding strength within herself to save not only her family but countless residents from the encroaching flames.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
The DuSable schools are emblematic of an unyielding predicament facing the district.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 13 June 2025
Trump’s advisers remain animated by the unyielding belief that the economic experts were proven wrong in Trump’s first term.
—Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
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Megan Feringa, New York Times, 8 July 2025
Torn between her duty to protect her patients and her desperate need to find her husband Nick, (Colin Moss) and children, Nichole discovers an unyielding strength within herself to save not only her family but countless residents from the encroaching flames.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
The DuSable schools are emblematic of an unyielding predicament facing the district.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 13 June 2025
Trump’s advisers remain animated by the unyielding belief that the economic experts were proven wrong in Trump’s first term.
—Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unyielding
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Abbott's relentless criticism of Biden over the spike in unauthorized crossings that started soon after the Democratic former president's inauguration in January 2021 is credited with helping make immigration a leading issue in the 2024 campaign.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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From the start, Cosby imbues Roman with a relentless dissatisfaction.—
Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
29 July 2025
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Sandoval has received some pay bumps, including a temporary $10,000-a-year bonus for Hawaii special education teachers designed to alleviate shortages in that and other hard-to-staff areas.—
Alia Wong,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2023
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Whether those numbers are an overstatement, or possibly an understatement, is hard to say.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
13 Feb. 2023
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Where a human player might be able to adapt if something isn’t working well, a rigid computer program might have loopholes that an experienced player can exploit.—
Andrew Montequin,
jsonline.com,
29 July 2025
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On the other hand, vague explanations or rigid policies may suggest pay inequities, poor planning, or a top-down management structure.—
Kate Wieczorek,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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Beneath its surface were deep, dark scars—grooves cut through the rock by old lava flows, now overgrown with stubborn green.—
Tess Moormans,
Travel + Leisure,
27 July 2025
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The fizzing reaction can help remove stubborn residues.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
27 July 2025
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Then Pike makes another grim discovery: a desiccated human leg.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
31 July 2025
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The hunger alert and the new death toll are grim milestones in a conflict that began almost two years ago when Hamas attacked Israel, sparking an offensive that has laid waste to much of the enclave and ignited hostilities across the region.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
28 July 2025
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But from the stiff competition, the edgy Geoffrey Mac came out on top.—
Henry Chandonnet,
People.com,
31 July 2025
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Contenders are already paying stiff prices to get them.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 July 2025
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Since camp got underway, he's been adamant that winning games is far more important than his personal stats.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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Liverpool communicated an interest in acquiring the Sweden international for around £120m, though Newcastle have been adamant for months that Isak is not for sale.—
David Ornstein,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
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Despite low turnout thus far, Morales is determined to make this work.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Aug. 2025
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Angela Craig lost brain activity on March 15 but wasn’t clinically determined brain dead until March 18, according to testimony from Aurora Police Department Detective Bobbi Jo Olson.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
31 July 2025
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“Unyielding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unyielding. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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