persisting
- abiding adj.
- chronic adj.
- constant adj.
- continual adj.
- continuing adj.
- diligent adj.
- inveterate adj.
- lasting adj.
- lingering adj.
- living adj.
- long-lived adj.
- perdurable adj.
- persistent adj.
- protracted adj.
- resolute adj.
- round-the-clock adj.
- tenacious adj.
- unremitting adj.
- continuation n.
- persistency n.
- dwelling n.
Example Sentences
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“Emerging Markets continued to deliver despite the Chinese condom headwinds still persisting with broad-based momentum extending well beyond China,” they said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
If Sapiens women had, in fact, regularly entered Neanderthal groups, we would expect to see a recent genetic signal of Sapiens ancestry persisting among the last Neanderthals.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026
With the heat persisting into Tuesday across south-eastern areas, some locations may enter official heatwave conditions with temperatures above 27C or 28C for three consecutive days.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
"We have evidence that terrorist content and illegal hate speech is persisting on some of the largest social media sites," said Oliver Griffiths, Ofcom's online safety director.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
I was persisting in reading my present environment in the light of my old one.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
