The most instinctive act of nearly every creature is to protect its young, and with humans, this response persists for a lifetime.
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Persists
Synonyms for "persists" (10 found)
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6 entriesdata persistencelong persistencememory persistencepersistent statepersistent storagetemporal persistence
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10 total sentences available.
The devout Christian persists in his belief.
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Jim persists in his opinion.
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He persists in his opinion.
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