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as in relentless
showing no signs of slackening or yielding in one's purpose
the pioneers faced the challenge of settling the frontier with unyielding courage
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as in hard
having a consistency that does not easily yield to pressure
knead the dough until it feels reasonably unyielding
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as in rigid
incapable of or highly resistant to bending
an unyielding steel bar
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as in stubborn
sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion
despite studies showing that limits on development would hurt the local economy, the town council remained unyielding in their support for these limits
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Recent Examples of unyielding
This instilled in her an unyielding drive to not just survive but thrive.
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Nia Bowers, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2024
Yet by 1947 it had been pushed out of power because of its extreme and unyielding positions.
—Sheri Berman, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2022
Yet there’s also an unyielding rigidity to the river that splits these two worlds.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 21 June 2024
Right-wing Justice Clarence Thomas, the most unyielding advocate for gun rights on the court, dissented, saying there was no historical precedent for banning those accused of domestic violence from owning guns.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 21 June 2024
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Nia Bowers, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2024
Yet by 1947 it had been pushed out of power because of its extreme and unyielding positions.
—Sheri Berman, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2022
Yet there’s also an unyielding rigidity to the river that splits these two worlds.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 21 June 2024
Right-wing Justice Clarence Thomas, the most unyielding advocate for gun rights on the court, dissented, saying there was no historical precedent for banning those accused of domestic violence from owning guns.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 21 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unyielding
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In the startup ecosystem's relentless pursuit of growth, founders often mistake happiness for meaning.Jennifer Kamara, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Some voters might even have backed him because of his relentless falsehoods.Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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Sandoval has received some pay bumps, including a temporary $10,000-a-year bonus for Hawaii special education teachers designed to alleviate shortages in that and other hard-to-staff areas.Alia Wong, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2023
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Whether those numbers are an overstatement, or possibly an understatement, is hard to say.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
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Eventually, Collette’s rigid, defensive stare gives way to belief while Hoult’s cherubic face hides a weak, secretive nature.Armond White, National Review, 22 Nov. 2024
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While the Biden administration has made some progress on cybersecurity—establishing a national cybersecurity strategy that includes some reasonable provisions—its overall approach to AI safety through top-down bureaucratic rules remains too rigid.James Broughel, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Few modern artists do so much to persuade us that creative endeavor is a struggle—an anxious wrestling with the stubborn materials to hand, and a determination to plow on.Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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This powerful, palm-sized tool hits the town on stubborn breakouts with a potent blend of blue (415 nm) and red (630 nm) light therapies.Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 21 Nov. 2024
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Nevertheless, many in Ukraine have displayed a determined — if perhaps grim — realpolitik at the man holding the purse strings of their military rearguard action.Alexander Smith, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Despite the grim visuals, hope seems always to be on Weems’s mind.Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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If these companies don't make their products here in the USA, then they will be forced to pay a very stiff tariff.NBC News, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
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In the case of the Vanquish, that starts with a chassis that is a stunning 75 percent stiffer in lateral rigidity at the front axle, when compared to the DBS.Dan Carney, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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Nobody was more adamant about getting rid of the SITDs than Gabe, who had to convince and cajole last holdout Sam to agree to the deal.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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During the early stages of the war, Waltz was engaged with Ukrainian civil society members and was adamant in his criticism of Moscow.Nataliya Gumenyuk, Foreign Affairs, 15 Nov. 2024
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And Powell made clear that the Fed is determined to maintain its statutory independence from Congress and the Presidency.Peter Green, Quartz, 9 Nov. 2024
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Appointment or not, all were determined to make it to the border and eventually Southern California.Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Unyielding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unyielding. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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