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persisted

[per-sis-tid, -zis-] / pərˈsɪs tɪd, -ˈzɪs- /

VERB

carry on, carry through

Synonyms

STRONGEST

continue endure go on linger persevere prevail pursue recur remain

STRONG

abide grind insist last obtain perseverate repeat strive

WEAK

be resolute be stubborn follow through follow up go all the way go the limit hold on keep up leave no stone unturned perdure see through stick it out stick to guns tough it out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease discontinue give up go halt leave stop

STRONG

forget

WEAK

quit

Example Sentences

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The daughter of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is continuing her popular “She Persisted” children’s series with “She Persisted in Science: Brilliant Women Who Made a Difference.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 13, 2021

Vox Femina The L.A.-based women's chorus performs the new works "She Persisted" and "The Journey of Harriet Tubman."

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2017

She also references "It Takes a Village" and Chelsea Clinton's children's book "She Persisted."

From Time • Sep. 12, 2017

When aid or inspiration arrives in She Persisted, it flows vertically and not laterally: from the past and future rather than the present.

From Slate • Jun. 13, 2017

Persisted in these drawbacks turn into merits; for doesn't absence, prolonged enough, lead in the end to freedom?

From In the Mountains by Arnim, Elizabeth von