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relent
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    When we reached the crossroads, he looked hopefully at us as if we might relent and say good-bye.†  (source)
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    She says it like she expects him to relent, but her wide eyes and ashen face suggest otherwise.†  (source)
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    As the weeks passed, the Bird didn't relent in his attacks on Louie.†  (source)
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    Maxon eyed him warily but then relented.†  (source)
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    The camp was quiet and even though it was late in the day, the sun was unrelenting.†  (source)
    standard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unrelenting means not and reverses the meaning of relenting. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
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    The round dwindled into seconds and Griff did not relent.†  (source)
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    HERMIONE (relenting): If there is another stink pellet in there then Merlin won't help you.†  (source)
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    She relents, and I'm off down the hallway with her right behind me.†  (source)
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    On occasion, he'd put his arm around my shoulders if he knew Leon had been on my tail unrelentingly the way he usually was.†  (source)
    standard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unrelentingly means not and reverses the meaning of relentingly. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
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    Just as I felt I might pass out, he relented.†  (source)
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    The unrelenting pain, like a hot coal had gotten beneath her skin.†  (source)
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    And he will not relent, he is too proud.†  (source)
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    He could see that she was pleading, and that in spite of herself the old woman was relenting.†  (source)
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