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the quality that allows someone to continue trying to do something even though it is difficult
His perseverance was rewarded: after many rejections, he finally found a job. Perseverance is required to perfect just about any skill.
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Recent Examples of perseverance
At its heart, Quad Gods is a story of friendship, perseverance, and survival.
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Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
And now Elias and Correia’s fundraising perseverance has paid off, as Reactiv has raised $5 million in seed funding.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
The Benét-Braxton team-up received a lot of love in R&B circles, and the Chlöe-Ty link-up highlights the perseverance of traditional R&B amongst the newest generation of crooners.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2024
In our 2024 Greats issue, T celebrates four talents across music, art and fashion who, through patience and perseverance, have transformed the culture.
—Siddhartha Mitter, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
And now Elias and Correia’s fundraising perseverance has paid off, as Reactiv has raised $5 million in seed funding.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
The Benét-Braxton team-up received a lot of love in R&B circles, and the Chlöe-Ty link-up highlights the perseverance of traditional R&B amongst the newest generation of crooners.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2024
In our 2024 Greats issue, T celebrates four talents across music, art and fashion who, through patience and perseverance, have transformed the culture.
—Siddhartha Mitter, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for perseverance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perseverance
Noun
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The adverse events related to older medications can lead to less patient persistence.Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Now, researchers have taken a fresh look at the club to see what its persistence says about us as a society.Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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The tannins are well structured yet soft and the wine has great persistency in the finish.Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 2 May 2023
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Dan recalled of his daughter’s persistency.Eric Sondheimer Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2020
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In 2022, the Electoral Count Reform Act, passed with bipartisan support, strengthened the original act by creating a system of judicial oversight, in which courts have the final say on the lawful counting of votes and determination of a slate of electors.Jenna Bednar, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
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Explaining the realities of decarbonizing to less expert audiences with strongly held views takes determination, patience and leadership.Dean Donovan, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Perseverance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perseverance. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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