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[ verb ] continue to exist
Examples "These stories die hard" "The legend of Elvis endures" Used in print (Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)Belief in the traditional way_of_life persists much more in the older states than in the new ones . (Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)Yet often fear persists because , even with the most rigid ritual , one is never quite free from the uneasy feeling that one might make some mistake or that in every previous execution one had been unaware of the really decisive act . (Jacob Robbins et al., "The thyroid-stimulating...)If the deficiency persists long enough , it is reasonable to suppose that the * * f label will reflect the * * f distribution in the thyroglobulin . (Max F. Millikan and Donald L. M. Blackmer,...)They must continue to satisfy basic capital needs ; and there persists the dual problem of maintaining operational unity around a national program of modernization while simultaneously decentralizing participation in the program to wider and wider groups . Related terms |
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[ verb ] be persistent, refuse to stop
Examples "he persisted to call me every night" "The child persisted and kept asking questions" Used in print (James Boylan, "Mutinity"...)Historians have had two reasons for persisting so long in their investigations . (Joseph Chadwick, No Land Is Free....)Conchita kept_an_eye_on the twins and little Elena , trying to keep them from falling into the creek by which they persisted in playing . Related terms continue stick_to plug obstinate ask_for_it doggedness perseverance |
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[ verb ] stay behind
Examples "The smell stayed in the room" "The hostility remained long after they made up" Used in print (Mary Savage, Just for Tonight....)Having persisted too long in deliberate ignorance and denial of the forces that threatened her , Pamela was relieved now to admit their potency and to be taking definite steps toward grappling with them . |
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