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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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Recent Examples of persisting
Michael Autovino, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
Marquette, Michigan, and Green Bay, Wisconsin, are expected to see a wintry mix on Sunday afternoon, with heavy rain persisting in southern Michigan -- including in Grand Rapids and Detroit.
—Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 28 Dec. 2025
Timeless card games like Uno and Memory, and newer ones like Sleeping Queens and Exploding Kittens, are great for using working memory, thinking flexibly, persisting and strategizing.
—Angela J. Narayan, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
Florida's increasing use of the death penalty remains a contentious issue, with debates persisting over the fairness of legal processes, the reliability of forensic evidence, and the moral questions surrounding capital punishment.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
The list of other persisting issues is long, too.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 10 Dec. 2025
The rebound offered a brief respite in a months-long rout, but traders remain cautious, with sentiment still fragile and signs of stress persisting across crypto markets.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025
The pain is persisting into December — and that could signal trouble ahead for the stock market.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025
But despite the high-fashion association and the persisting hype around Pharrell’s Louis Vuitton appointment in the wake of Virgil Abloh’s death, there was another piece of footwear that was getting even more attention.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
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This weekend looks good, with temps sticking above normal, and dry conditions persisting through at least the first week of the new year.
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But the discharges also can overwhelm the delicate estuaries east and west of the state’s largest lake and, during the warm summer months, spread blooms of toxic algae, an issue that has become more persistent in recent years.—
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In Bug, Carrie Coon's Agnes White — an Oklahoma waitress too exhausted to outrun her past — faces a more persistent threat.—
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Simply raising payroll taxes would send exactly the wrong message to employers persevering and deciding whether to grow jobs or invest in California.—
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The second is to acknowledge when people are persevering.—
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Squeeze Burger announced Tuesday that its sole remaining brick-and-mortar in Roseville is set to close later this month, after its proposal for a new lease was reportedly denied.—
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Minimal leather totes hold far more than a lip gloss, think books, laptops, and an extra layer, while remaining polished and understated.—
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Our role at Wove was to translate that level of thoughtfulness and emotion into a timeless design that tells their story in a way that feels both deeply personal and enduring.—
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And this time, the pain was more intense and more enduring.—
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Search and rescue efforts were continuing for the 27 missing, Maranan said, citing an initial police report.—
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The suspect started to run away, then pulled out a gun and fired at the homeowner before continuing to flee, police said.—
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This year’s Wimbledon, however, reawakened me to the abiding, fundamental connection between writers and tennis players.—
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But his contribution to the development and dissemination of zydeco has not been comprehensively recognized outside of the folklorists, musicologists and dancers who have always had an abiding appreciation of Chenier as ancestor, artist and ambassador.—
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The declaration was adopted in Paris by the Coalition of the Willing and sets out what leaders said was a framework for lasting peace between Ukraine and Russia, set in international law and the principles of the United Nations Charter.—
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The image of Gobert fumbling with the ball and having his shot attempt rim out has been a lasting one.—
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The new General Counsel of ZooMass is lifelong payroll patriot David Lowy.—
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The 23-year-old Shou, a lifelong Fremont resident, won out over hundreds of others eager to play 17-year-old Joe, a troubled San Gabriel Valley area high school student with schizophrenia whose distraught mom Irene (Liu, in a transformative performance) is dying of cancer.—
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“Persisting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persisting. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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