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Recent Examples of unyielding Second, suppose the AI goes into an unyielding mode as to the meaning of the purpose. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024 And how can Ukraine be protected from the unyielding ambitions of its more powerful neighbor? Tim Lister, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025 The tree was of no great size, apparently being able to derive but a precarious living from its tenuous foothold in the unyielding stone. Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025 Looming over everything is the unyielding passage of time, from the quickly dwindling daylight to the players’ creaking knees. Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unyielding
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unyielding
Adjective
  • The only sober attendees are a father (Sergi López) and his young son (Bruno Núñez) who are hoping to find the boy’s sister, a bohemian swept up in the relentless rhythm of this road-tripping bacchanalia.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
  • He’s been key as a relentless point-of-attack defender, from James Harden in Round 1 to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in Round 2.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • Whether those numbers are an overstatement, or possibly an understatement, is hard to say.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
Adjective
  • This man isn’t defined by grand gestures or rigid gender scripts.
    Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
  • Having the drawstring attached to something rigid makes this job much easier to manage.
    Maryal Miller Carter, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • Get The Recipe Smart Move Similar recipes with beans and peas existed before then, but a challenge made to a stubborn chef named Helen Corbitt spurred the creation of Texas caviar.
    Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 17 May 2025
  • When tragedy strikes on Michigan roads—when a car skids off an icy bend or a semi-truck barrels through a red light—victims are often left to face not only devastating injuries but also a daunting legal maze of corporate denials and stubborn insurers.
    William Jones, USA Today, 17 May 2025
Adjective
  • Sitting in on India press conferences can often be a bit grim, carefully orchestrated by the team's hierarchy and little is usually given to their hungry press corps.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
  • India claims to have targeted militant infrastructure, but the reality is grim: at least 26 Pakistani civilians -including women and a young child were reported killed in the strikes.
    Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
Adjective
  • Also left behind: the Beaver State’s colder weather and stiff personal income tax.
    William P. Barrett, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
  • That caused the committee to reconsider and support the stiffer penalty of expulsion, Goldsmith alleged.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 8 May 2025
Adjective
  • The chairman was adamant this bill can still pass by Johnson's goal of Memorial Day.
    Lauren Peller, ABC News, 16 May 2025
  • Valli remains adamant about the importance of fashion as escapism.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 15 May 2025
Adjective
  • And if culture is the battlefield, Abdul Muhammad II is determined to win—not with force, but with wisdom.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 10 May 2025
  • Animal lovers have been left in stitches by a young German shepherd dog who discovered a spot of light on the floor and was determined to get to the bottom of it.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025

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“Unyielding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unyielding. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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