persevering 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of perseveringnext
as in persistent
continuing despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement at the end of the long, winding trail, persevering hikers will be rewarded with an inviting, secluded lake

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persevering

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verb

present participle of persevere
as in persisting
to continue despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement although he was frustrated by the lack of financial resources and support, he persevered in his scientific research

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for persevering
  1. persistent
  2. resolute
  3. insistent
Adjective
  • The long-lasting falsehoods about the 2020 election, including former President Trump’s persistent claim President Biden stole the last election, has sparked fears that misinformation and disinformation could rapidly spread online and sow distrust in the official electoral process.
    Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Be persistent, and don’t let an airline just pocket your money.
    Christopher Elliott, King Features Syndicate, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of persistent
Adjective
  • Company leaders nominally accepted the resolute reformulation, but still accepted their nation’s long-standing conventions.
    Michael Useem, Fortune Asia, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Meanwhile, in the work of the list’s four Arizona firms, the state’s sublime tradition of Desert Modernism, solidified most notably throughout Phoenix in the 1950s in the single-family work of Alfred Beadle, continues statewide with resolute spiritedness.
    Richard Olsen, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of resolute
Adjective
  • Moody yet insistent, Purple Basil can conjure disparate moods depending on the lighting of a room or even the sheen of a particular bookcase or molding.
    Tim Nelson, Architectural Digest, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Advertisement Movies For Subscribers The 27 best movie theaters in Los Angeles Nov. 22, 2023 During a long country weekend, however, the hosts’ energetic hospitality betrays an edge, mainly to do with Paddy’s mercurial, insistent personality and flashes of ill temper toward Ant.
    Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
Definition of insistent
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