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Recent Examples of stubbornly
But the fox has proved stubbornly difficult to capture.
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Some readers refuse to join one, stubbornly persisting in flipping to one section and ignoring the rest.
—Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026
Over the past year, hiring in the United States has slowed to a crawl, people’s feelings about the economy have crumbled and inflation has remained stubbornly elevated.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
In the interview, the president blamed Joe Biden for stubbornly high costs on some staples.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
The Seattle Seahawks have returned to the Super Bowl after 11 years, not with the boisterous noise of their prior iteration, but with a quiet, suffocating intensity that leaves the rest of football both intensely curious and stubbornly skeptical.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2026
For example, the link between distance and trade flows has proved stubbornly persistent.
—Josh Ederington, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
For most Americans, the housing market remained stubbornly sluggish in 2025.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Feb. 2026
Attom shows California pricing remains stubbornly high.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Some readers refuse to join one, stubbornly persisting in flipping to one section and ignoring the rest.
—Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026
Over the past year, hiring in the United States has slowed to a crawl, people’s feelings about the economy have crumbled and inflation has remained stubbornly elevated.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
In the interview, the president blamed Joe Biden for stubbornly high costs on some staples.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
The Seattle Seahawks have returned to the Super Bowl after 11 years, not with the boisterous noise of their prior iteration, but with a quiet, suffocating intensity that leaves the rest of football both intensely curious and stubbornly skeptical.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2026
For example, the link between distance and trade flows has proved stubbornly persistent.
—Josh Ederington, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
For most Americans, the housing market remained stubbornly sluggish in 2025.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Feb. 2026
Attom shows California pricing remains stubbornly high.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stubbornly
Adverb
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In other words, the Alabama court would determine whether Campbell had willfully and maliciously violated the charging orders, and that determination would then guide the bankruptcy court as to whether Campbell's debt to Radiance Capital would be excepted from discharge.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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This is yet another area in which politicians willfully overlook an opportunity to show true community leadership and bring people together with a hard look at the legitimate grievances on both sides.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Selling cigarettes on the street to buy food for her siblings, the pre-teen is indefatigably upbeat, eagerly anticipating an imminent passage to Germany.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2026
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Matthew Restall, for example, has worked indefatigably as a myth buster for dozens of misconceptions for roughly two decades now, and only recently did another historian, Camilla Townsend, stitch together the history of the Aztecs according to their own statements, as recorded in Nahuatl.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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While Darnold was at random tables at media sessions that begin Monday night and run through Thursday, Purdy was front and center, talking at the podium, and also steadfastly preparing to face the Kansas City Chiefs.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Of the ‘women, life, freedom’ protests that began just before the World Cup in 2022, following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, Costa remains steadfastly supportive.—
Adam Leventhal,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Law enforcement is working tirelessly around the clock, trying to bring her home, trying to find her.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
10 Feb. 2026
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Law enforcement is working tirelessly, around the clock, trying to bring her home, trying to find her.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
10 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Stubbornly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stubbornly. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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