as in persistent
continuing despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement
Margaret Sanger is remembered as an insistent crusader for birth control
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Recent Examples of insistent
Some smart people are guessing that Wild star Kirill Kaprizov, 28, will end up settling soon on a $60 million, four-year contract extension, but owner Craig Leipold is insistent on at least seven years, and that could cost nearly $140 million.
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Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
There's one other very important detail that Roker was insistent on including in Weather Hunters.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 1 Sep. 2025
There are layers of grunts and bangs; there is an increasingly insistent electronic score by Steve Jablonsky and, loudest of all, there are numerous ’70s needle drops that fully exploit the melodrama of prog rock.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2025
From the start, Mizuhara had been insistent on wiring the funds to a Bank of America account, which presented Bowyer with a dilemma.
—David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
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Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
There's one other very important detail that Roker was insistent on including in Weather Hunters.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 1 Sep. 2025
There are layers of grunts and bangs; there is an increasingly insistent electronic score by Steve Jablonsky and, loudest of all, there are numerous ’70s needle drops that fully exploit the melodrama of prog rock.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2025
From the start, Mizuhara had been insistent on wiring the funds to a Bank of America account, which presented Bowyer with a dilemma.
—David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for insistent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insistent
Adjective
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Very persistent stream of bubbles; aromas of golden apples, lemon peel and yellow poppy.—
Tom Hyland,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Unequal wage growth adds to persistent wage gaps Certain demographic groups saw their incomes rise faster than others between 2023 and 2024.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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These days, Pynchon is a resolute New Yorker.—
John Lopez,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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Their response to the player’s incendiary statement last week was to release their own extraordinary one and become even more resolute in their position regarding a transfer.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Insistent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insistent. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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