as in persistent
continuing despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement Margaret Sanger is remembered as an insistent crusader for birth control
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Recent Examples of insistent Their dissatisfaction stems in part from Arirang’s failure to make the most of an attempt at fusing strip- and EDM-club aesthetics to the insistent word repetition of the K-pop generation prior to BTS. —
Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026 And Sony was insistent that the next one was coming out in, like, 10 months. —Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026 Gadiaga plays bass throughout BabyGoated—most prominently on the title track’s deep groove, an insistent bassline flirting with Afrobeat—but her honey-sweet voice is the star here. —Lily Goldberg, Pitchfork, 19 Mar. 2026 No longer able to ignore the insistent suitors, Penelope announced an archery competition in which any man who could string Odysseus’s bow and shoot an arrow through 12 ax handles would win her as his bride. —Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for insistent
Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026 And Sony was insistent that the next one was coming out in, like, 10 months. —Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026 Gadiaga plays bass throughout BabyGoated—most prominently on the title track’s deep groove, an insistent bassline flirting with Afrobeat—but her honey-sweet voice is the star here. —Lily Goldberg, Pitchfork, 19 Mar. 2026 No longer able to ignore the insistent suitors, Penelope announced an archery competition in which any man who could string Odysseus’s bow and shoot an arrow through 12 ax handles would win her as his bride. —Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for insistent
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Five bookings meant he was suspended for a 0-0 draw at home to Sunderland in December, while a persistent knee issue ruled him out of a 1-0 home defeat by Arsenal in March.— Andy Naylor, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
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Despite persistent economic headwinds and ongoing global conflicts affecting trade and transportation, the mood among exhibitors and attendees at Kingpins Amsterdam last week was notably more optimistic than at the previous two editions.— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 21 Apr. 2026
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The Bucks County, Pennsylvania, grandmother, then 76, looked frail but resolute.— Craig R. McCoy, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
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The Bucks County, Pennsylvania, grandmother, then 76, looked frail but resolute.— Craig R. McCoy, ProPublica, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Insistent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/insistent. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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