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Recent Examples of unyielding 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 No matter how well meaning, all travel inevitably entails leaving hard cash in the hands of the unyielding and ruthless regime. Fabiola Santiago, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unyielding
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unyielding
Adjective
  • Still, Starks is a natural leader with a relentless motor who isn't afraid to make contact.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Google’s index ballooned as its crawlers struggled to process this relentless deluge of pages.
    Ivan Guzenko, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 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
  • Resilience now comes from adaptive planning, not rigid protocols.
    Toby Wong, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
  • At every turn, Francis chose radical inclusion over rigid control, and conscience over comfort.
    Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Traders do see the Fed cutting in June, but much can change between now and then, and a stubborn central bank could set off Trump again.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
  • The most glaring of those misses came against Arsenal in October, with Bournemouth trying to break down a stubborn defence following William Saliba’s dismissal.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • His grim work handling dead sheep gives the movie its title, but little time is actually spent at Stan’s job.
    Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
  • One such fragment of the original George III statue, found in a swamp in Connecticut, will be part of the Museum of the City of New York’s 250th-anniversary exhibition, spotlighting the grim period between that celebratory moment and the departure of British forces in 1783.
    John Hanc, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • While a soufflé typically starts by separating egg whites from the yolks and beating the whites until stiff, this recipe skips this step—giving the dish a more casserole-like characteristic with a still-fluffy result.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2025
  • After tariffs were unveiled earlier this month, the market went into a steep sell-off until Trump issued a 90-day pause on the stiff rates for most countries.
    Sean Conlon, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Since then, White House officials have remained adamant about sticking by Hegseth, even as criticism has mounted in recent weeks and questions about his judgment have resurfaced.
    Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Despite the significant decline, the Trump administration is adamant about shoring up the border to ensure it is left secure before leaving office.
    Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • But Trump remains defiant about the tariffs, much like Putin remains determined to continue Russia’s assault on Ukraine.
    Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Despite a sentence that will likely mean spending the rest of her life in prison, Melody remains determined to prove her innocence.
    Susan Mallie, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2025

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“Unyielding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unyielding. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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