- present participle of persist.
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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What it shows is inflation persisting well above the central bank’s 2% goal for the sixth year running.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
“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
And the report highlighted the dangerous combination of persisting financial vulnerabilities and the "exuberant risk appetite" in financial markets, warning the situation "could unwind abruptly".
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
The sago eaters persisting in lowland swamps exemplify the nomadic hunter-gatherer band organization that must formerly have characterized all New Guineans.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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