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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. persisting
  3. resolute
  4. insistent
Adjective
  • Also, persistent low-grade stress (think financial insecurity, fear of layoffs, inflation, or geo-political instability) is just as harmful, if not more, than short periods of high stress.
    — Myisha Battle, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
  • While some kids naturally have more energy than others, persistent fatigue is worth discussing with a pediatrician.
    — Sherri Gordon, Parents, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of persistent
Verb
  • The McAfee family learned about raw milk by chance, but became true believers over time, persisting in the face of regulatory pressure and litigation.
    — Amy Feldman, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Rainy weather is expected on the West Coast this weekend, with snow in the Northeast persisting until Saturday afternoon.
    — Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of persisting
Adjective
  • Unique, however, is resolute and reveals a personal betrayal.
    — Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Even many Republicans who bristled at the tens of billions of dollars in aid packages that Congress approved for Ukraine were resolute that Russia and Vladimir V. Putin, its president, were the aggressors in the conflict.
    — Karoun Demirjian, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Definition of resolute
Adjective
  • An insistent backbeat kept Fantasy of a Broken Heart lively and muscular, but the off-center guitars provided an appealingly sour counterpoint that lent a sense of surprise to this group’s version of pop.
    — Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Already various people in the train car were becoming familiar to me from their insistent ringtones.
    — Amitava Kumar, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
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