as in persistent
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as in persevering
to continue despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement
she persisted in her efforts and eventually got the job she wanted
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as in remaining
to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state
my headache persisted for almost the entire day
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Still, former President Donald Trump and his allies in the Republican Party made persistent, baseless claims about it.Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
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Mehdi went on to add that Windows 11 also includes phishing protection, offers robust defense mechanisms, and provides an extra layer of security against common and persistent cyberattacks.Davey Winder, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Such sentiments are hard to capture in polls but Harris’s enduring avoidance, or, perhaps, lack of imagination, may have dampened much of the enthusiasm about her campaign among many liberal voters.Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
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Eugenio Martín's thrill ride has an enduring wit, not to mention a bloodlust to match that of Jason Voorhees or Michael Myers.Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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The cousins’ complementary natures may have bonded them in their youth, and a genuine and abiding love clearly remains.Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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The beautiful thing about the full-circle moments experienced by these sports stars is what’s at the center of them – pure and abiding love.Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
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Schools are not set up for male success; that has lifelong personal, and now national, consequences.David Brooks, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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The lifelong New Yorker explained his decision to pack up for Florida in a 2019 post on the social platform X, citing taxes and his strained relationships with state and local leaders.Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Persisting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persisting. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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