Persistent (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Retained; not shed; "persistent leaves remain attached past maturity"; "the persistent gills of fishes".
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Meaning 2
Stubbornly unyielding; "dogged persistence"; "dour determination"; "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion".
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Meaning 3
Continually recurring to the mind; "haunting memories"; "the cathedral organ and the distant voices have a haunting beauty"- Claudia Cassidy.
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- The smell of smoke brought back persistent memories of the fire that had ravaged her childhood home.
- The sound of the waves crashing against the shore was a persistent reminder of her last argument with her sister.
- The image of the abandoned puppy lingered in her mind, a persistent reminder of her decision to adopt a pet.
- The melody of the old lullaby was a persistent echo in her mind, transporting her back to her mother's arms.
- The feeling of loss was a persistent ache in his heart, a reminder of the loved one he had lost too soon.
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Meaning 4
Never-ceasing; "the relentless beat of the drums".
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