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She is as tenacious as a bulldog.tenacious = persistent and unyielding
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Emmett brought his strength, Rosalie her… tenacity. (source)tenacity = determination and persistence
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And yet, I am awed by my friend, by her tenacity for me. (source)
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No doubt she looked a little insane, tenaciously clutching the paperweight. (source)tenaciously = with unyielding persistence
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People are tenacious when it comes to the treasure of their imaginary independence. (source)tenacious = determined and persistent
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Near the turn of the century, the destitute of Europe sprang on the city with tenacious claws and an honest and solid dream. (source)
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We are tenacious, stinging, clever. (source)tenacious = determined and persistent
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Tenacity got me over the brick wall. (source)Tenacity = determination and persistence
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...who clung tenaciously to their way of life and freedom. (source)tenaciously = with unyielding persistence
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And for all her trying, she couldn't be free of that dull, indefinite misery which with increasing tenaciousness had laid hold of her.† (source)standard suffix: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means the quality of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.
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She first tried to kill them with a broom, then with insecticides, and finally with lye, but the next day they were back in the same place, still passing by, tenacious and invincible. (source)tenacious = determined and persistent
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Thinking back now on the problems expressive language presented to me, I am amazed by ... their tenacity. (source)tenacity = persistence
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Kenji weighs the matter, then tosses the stick, with the insect still clinging tenaciously, into the stream. (source)tenaciously = with unyielding persistence (refusing to let go)
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On the other side stood those like John Witherspoon and young James Madison of Virginia, who trusted the French and believed French friendship and support of such critical importance that nothing should be allowed to put the alliance at risk, and who had little faith in John Adams's "stiffness and tenaciousness of temper," as Witherspoon said in his clipped Scottish way.† (source)
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I keep putting him off, but man, he's tenacious. (source)tenacious = determined and persistent
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Her tenacity fascinated him, (source)tenacity = determination and persistence
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