perseverate
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Does she shrug stuff off, or perseverate at 3 a.m.?
From Washington Post ● Mar. 26, 2023
Kimberly Levaco doesn’t have time to perseverate; she’s aging at four times the normal speed and already looks 60-ish at 15.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2023
Moreover, this isn't just about finding something better to do than perseverate about an exclusion that won't actually happen.
From Washington Post ● May 22, 2022
I don’t mean for you to clear your schedule and perseverate; quite the contrary.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 2, 2021
Since Sen. John Fetterman experienced a severe stroke last May, his long-term physical side effects—and how they influence his job—have been analyzed and perseverated over to the point of offense.
From Slate ● Feb. 22, 2023
Instead, they perseverated on an error about an actor’s hometown.
From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2013
Negativism is a state, he says, of perseverated muscular tension.
From Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type by MacCurdy, John T. (John Thompson)
He is likely to spend the weekend perseverating about every detail, he says.
From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2024
Desolate saxophone notes weaving through a perseverating synthesizer and rapidly tapping, tapping, tapping drum machine.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2017
When not perseverating or in a rage, Peter comes off as educated, well-spoken and on the edge of likable.
From New York Times ● May 28, 2015
As he stared at his tablet, Paul later told reporters that he was perseverating over that last play, pondering what he could have done better.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2015
Dear Tracks, You and your husband have a level of togetherness that would be oppressive for many couples, so please stop perseverating about his one-time brain glitch.
From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2014
