as in persistence
ability or willingness to carry on despite danger, difficulty, or obstacle
Although they appeared to be losing badly, the home team's tenacity allowed them to make a comeback and clinch the victory.
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Recent Examples of tenacity
Junko Tabei was a pioneer whose tenacity helped a whole generation of women in mountaineering.
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Jenny Hall, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
She wasn't born with this strength and purpose and determination and tenacity.
—H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Rim protection and tenacity are pillars of the Thibodeau way, but during the regular season that hasn’t necessarily been the case.
—Tom Rende, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
The documentary not only highlights her remarkable achievements against the backdrop of personal struggles, but also vividly showcases her resilience and spirit, her tenacity and connection to the mountains.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 1 May 2025
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Jenny Hall, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
She wasn't born with this strength and purpose and determination and tenacity.
—H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Rim protection and tenacity are pillars of the Thibodeau way, but during the regular season that hasn’t necessarily been the case.
—Tom Rende, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
The documentary not only highlights her remarkable achievements against the backdrop of personal struggles, but also vividly showcases her resilience and spirit, her tenacity and connection to the mountains.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 1 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for tenacity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tenacity
Noun
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By doing this, Els revealed the persistence of a parallel Afrikaner consciousness that remembers Apartheid not with shame, but with pride and nostalgia.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
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Your commitment will require endurance, grace, and persistence.—
Liz Simmons,
StyleCaster,
27 May 2025
Noun
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The Home Service Insurance segment experienced a decline in premiums, attributed to strategic actions to improve sales quality and persistency, as well as economic pressures such as inflation.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
13 Mar. 2025
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The Home Service Insurance segment experienced a decline in premiums, attributed to strategic actions to improve sales quality and persistency, as well as economic pressures such as inflation.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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And although the oceanic and overland legs of Twain’s journey required more patience and stamina than even a flight out of Newark, the hassle—and, more especially, the expense—worked in his favor.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2025
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Anyone unfamiliar with the basic combat rhythm of blocking, dodging, and expended precious stamina for an attack will die repeatedly even from basic groups of foes.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
28 May 2025
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While an immigration judge in Louisiana has found Khalil deportable based on Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s determination, his lawyers separately brought the federal court case to ask Farbiaz to weigh in on the constitutional issues at play.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
29 May 2025
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And there is determination and Stovall has plenty of that.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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“Tenacity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenacity. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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