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perseveres

VERB

keep at; work hard

Synonyms

STRONGEST

endure hold on keep going persist press on proceed pursue stand firm

STRONG

continue maintain remain

WEAK

be determined be resolved be stubborn carry on go for broke go for it go on hang in hang tough hold fast keep driving keep on leave no stone unturned plug away see it through stay the course stick with it

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease discontinue give up stop

WEAK

be lazy idle leave quit

Example Sentences

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Knowing the Paris Games may be her last, she perseveres, training six days a week hoping to get better, to get faster, to win.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 16, 2023

“The opening song on the 1979 album ‘Breakfast in America’ about a guy stuck in a ‘dumb motel near the Taco Bell’ who perseveres to become ‘the talk of the boulevard.’

From New York Times • May 10, 2023

Fortunately, the rock hasn't caused any damage to Perseverance, though it has certainly lived up to its owner as it perseveres in clinging to the rover after so many miles.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2022

Fast-forward to today, and Pinoy rock perseveres on the path that Original Pilipino Music established in the 1970s.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2021

He finds watercolors difficult, but with Mauves tutelage he perseveres.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman