As he pulled laundry from the dryer, Tom saw that because of static electricity a grey sock clung tenaciously to a facecloth.
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Tenaciously
/təˈneɪʃəsli/
Synonyms for "tenaciously" (26 found)
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Closest matches (6)
Strong matches (7)
Adverb(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
forge ahead
Related words (13)
Adverb(3 words)
Noun(1 words)
push hard
Related word relations
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More general
1 entriesadverb of manner
More specific
4 entriesCollocations
6 entriestenacious attitudetenacious commitmenttenacious efforttenacious focustenacious pursuittenacious research
Inflections
2 entriesmore tenaciouslymost tenaciously
Derivations
2 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
He continued tenaciously, doggedly continuing over all obstacles.
Source: wiktionary
[…] tens of thousands of other foot passengers have been slipping and sliding since the day broke (if this day ever broke), adding new deposits to the crust upon crust of mud, sticking at those points tenaciously to the pavement, and accumulating at compound interest.
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