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per·sis·tent·ly

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. persistentlyadverb

    in a persistent manner

    "he was asking questions, unavoidable questions, persistently..."

  2. persistentlyadverb

    with persistence

Wiktionary

  1. persistentlyadverb

    In a persistent manner.

ChatGPT

  1. persistently

    Persistently refers to something that is continuing steadfastly or firmly despite difficulties or opposition. It is characterized by sustaining an action or behavior for a prolonged period, often in a determined or unwavering manner.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Persistentlyadverb

    in a persistent manner

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of persistently in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of persistently in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of persistently in a Sentence

  1. Peter McWilliams:

    To use fear as the friend it is, we must retrain and reprogram ourselves...We must persistently and convincingly tell ourselves that the fear is here--with its gift of energy and heightened awareness--so we can do our best and learn the most in the new situation.

  2. Annabel Fiddes:

    The persistently weak performance of manufacturers combined with a slowdown in the service sector is likely to prompt the authorities to introduce further stimulus measures to ensure growth momentum improves in the second half of the year and to reach the GDP growth target of around 7 percent.

  3. Donald Olding Hebb:

    When an axon of cell A is near enough to excite cell B and repeatedly or persistently takes part in firing it, some growth process or metabolic change takes place in one or both cells such that A's efficiency, as one of the cells firing B, is increased

  4. Getty Images:

    The scientific ground for these tests is that these PCR tests can stay positive for up to 12 weeks, and so what we’re working to prevent is that people who would have a persistently positive test from prior infection not be confused with people who are newly infected in that country. They actually have to prove that they’ve had a positive test.

  5. Veryan Khan:

    The Islamic State is persistently demoralizing European unity by launching divisive attacks within its borders -- the most recent attack on the Catholic Church aims directly at the French sense of identity.

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