perseverate
Example Sentences
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Does she shrug stuff off, or perseverate at 3 a.m.?
From Washington Post
He would break things — “usually a lamp” — and perseverate on what seemed to him a streak of awful luck.
From New York Times
“She tends to perseverate on contact with her family,” Smith said.
From Seattle Times
“She tends to perseverate on contact with her family,” Smith said.
From Washington Times
The complexity of the human brain gives us the ability to worry and perseverate on events, which can create frequent experiences of prolonged stress.
From Forbes
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