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as in persistent
continuing despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement
a tenacious trainer, she adheres to her grueling swimming schedule no matter what
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as in adhesive
tending to adhere to objects upon contact
you'll have a devil of a time getting those tenacious burrs off of your wool sweater
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Recent Examples of tenacious
The difference in the game was Mission Hills’ balance, its tenacious defense and 3-point shooting.
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Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
Pulse Charter Connect, led by its tenacious female founder, Laura Epstein, is tackling the organ transplant logistics crisis head-on.
—Geri Stengel, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Haymes’ best qualities are his hockey sense, skating and willingness to play a tenacious, physical game when required.
—Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
But on the Italian front, the Allies had run into tenacious German positions near the Abbey of Monte Cassino.
—Catherine Musemeche, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
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Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
Pulse Charter Connect, led by its tenacious female founder, Laura Epstein, is tackling the organ transplant logistics crisis head-on.
—Geri Stengel, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Haymes’ best qualities are his hockey sense, skating and willingness to play a tenacious, physical game when required.
—Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
But on the Italian front, the Allies had run into tenacious German positions near the Abbey of Monte Cassino.
—Catherine Musemeche, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tenacious
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What is the economic term for persistent high inflation combined with high unemployment and stagnant demand in a country’s economy?—
Daniel Wine,
CNN,
20 Mar. 2025
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Subtle, though persistent hints of light wood smoke add complexity.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Hydrogel or adhesive patches create a sealing effect, allowing actives to more effectively while also preventing moisture loss.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
6 Mar. 2025
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The new electrically released adhesive makes removing the battery easier because it can be done with a jolt of electricity rather than fumbling with sticky strips, which can snap before the battery is released.—
Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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One daughter, loving but stubborn, leaves for Vilna to study nursing.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2025
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The true top is still stubborn, though: In 2023 women made up just over 10% of Fortune 500 CEOs, 9% of the FTSE CEOs, and 5.4% of CEOs of the S&P Global Broad Market Index.—
Kweilin Ellingrud,
TIME,
11 Mar. 2025
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Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Inflation could prove sticky while prices might pick up again, Federal Reserve Governor Adriana Kugler warned, signaling that the U.S. central bank should keep interest rates steady for the time.—
Sophie Kiderlin,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2025
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Inflation has proven sticky in recent months and consumers are starting to pull back on spending, which, if sustained, may lead businesses to rethink their hiring plans.—
Bloomberg,
The Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2025
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Unique, however, is resolute and reveals a personal betrayal.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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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
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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
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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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“Tenacious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenacious. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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