The telephone on my desk rang persistently and loudly.
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Persistently
Synonyms for "persistently" (112 found)
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Related words (56)
patientlyperseveringlypersistinglypertinaciouslyploddinglypressinglyprotractedlypurposefullyrecurringlyregularlyrelentlesslyrepetitivelyresolutelyresolvedlyroutinelysedulouslyseriouslysince time begansincerelysinglemindedly
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slogginglystaunchlysteadfastlysteadilytenaciouslythe livelong daytill doomsdaytime immemorialtirelesslytooth and nailunabatinglyundyinglyunendinglyunfalteringlyunflagginglyunflinchinglyunintermittinglyuninterruptedlyunrelentinglyunremittinglyunrestinglyunsleepinglyunswervinglyuntiringlyunwaveringlyunwearyinglyunyieldinglyurgentlywearilesslywholeheartedlywith a willwith constancywith total dedicationyear after year
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4 translations across 4 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- persistentment adv (in a persistent manner)
Italian
1 entries- persistentemente adv (in a persistent manner)
Portuguese
1 entries- persistentemente adv (in a persistent manner)
Spanish
1 entries- persistentemente adv (in a persistent manner)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
Crude persuasion is to persistently egg someone on.
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He persistently rang my house's doorbell.
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Tom had to persistently repeat the question before he was able to obtain the answer.
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