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tenacious
adjective as in strong, unyielding
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Example Sentences
One of Harris’ biggest weapons in this race was her membership in Alpha Kappa Alpha, the sorority she pledged as a student at historically Black college Howard University, a particularly tenacious Black community that moves mountains, breaks barriers, and looks good doing it.
Capt. Marvin Scott, commander of CVW-3 who served with both women in training and combat operations, described Evans and Wileman as tenacious and outstanding for their contributions and positive energy they brought to the Navy.
Siobhan Finneran, known for roles in hit series such as Downton Abbey, Happy Valley and Benidorm, plays Alma's mum, an often desperate but funny, angry and tenacious woman who is stuck in the healthcare system's revolving door as she tries to come off heroin.
I always think the easiest thing a manager can do in football is to pick and organise a team that is tenacious and will give you everything - but that is not proving easy for Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag at the moment.
Miraculously, scientists have now discovered that the tenacious penguins found a way to beat the colossal iceberg - satellite pictures seen exclusively by BBC News this week show life in the colony.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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