Persistent can be categorized as an adjective.
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| persistent - never-ceasing; "the relentless beat of the drums" | ||
| persistent - retained; not shed; "persistent leaves remain attached past maturity"; "the persistent gills of fishes" | ||
| persistent - stubbornly unyielding; "dogged persistence"; "dour determination"; "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion" | ||
| persistent - continually recurring to the mind; "haunting memories"; "the cathedral organ and the distant voices have a haunting beauty"- Claudia Cassidy |
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| 1. | adj. | Persistent leaves remain attached past maturity. | |
| 2. | adj. | The persistent gills of fishes. | |
| 3. | adj. | The dynamics of change in the state of health of children affected by the Chernobyl accident in all three countries - Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine - in the post-accident period is characterized by persistent negative tendencies: the morbidity rate is going up, the number of really healthy children is dropping, and disability is increasing . | |
| 4. | adj. | Paul Craig Roberts, writing for The American Conservative, said in July of 2005 that "As a result of many years of persistent trade surpluses with the United States, the Japanese government holds dollar reserves of approximately $1 trillion. | |
| 5. | adj. | Be persistent, but don't pester them about it cause that'll get you nowhere fast. | |
| 6. | adj. | How persistent you are! | |
| 7. | adj. | After a streak of bad luck, a persistent gambler will be forced to play for high stakes. | |
| 8. | adj. | I have a persistent cough. | |
| 9. | adj. | I have a persistent pain here. | |
| 10. | adj. | That salesman was persistent in asking me to buy a car. | |
| 11. | adj. | Be patient and persistent. These things take time. | |
| 12. | adj. | His persistent efforts resulted in failure. | |
| 13. | adj. | She is persistent though she doesn't look so. | |
| 14. | adj. | Shinobu is really persistent. It seems that I am beaten. | |
| 15. | adj. | Any problem can be solved if you are persistent and patient. |
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| Persistent leaves remain attached past maturity. |
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| The persistent gills of fishes. |
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| The dynamics of change in the state of health of children affected by the Chernobyl accident in all three countries - Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine - in the post-accident period is characterized by persistent negative tendencies: the morbidity rate is going up, the number of really healthy children is dropping, and disability is increasing . |
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| Paul Craig Roberts, writing for The American Conservative, said in July of 2005 that "As a result of many years of persistent trade surpluses with the United States, the Japanese government holds dollar reserves of approximately $1 trillion. |
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| Be persistent, but don't pester them about it cause that'll get you nowhere fast. |
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| How persistent you are! | |
| After a streak of bad luck, a persistent gambler will be forced to play for high stakes. | |
| I have a persistent cough. | |
| I have a persistent pain here. | |
| That salesman was persistent in asking me to buy a car. | |
| Be patient and persistent. These things take time. | |
| His persistent efforts resulted in failure. | |
| She is persistent though she doesn't look so. | |
| Shinobu is really persistent. It seems that I am beaten. | |
| Any problem can be solved if you are persistent and patient. | |